Al-Assad Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:	Al-Assad Stadium
Location:	Latakia, Syria
Coordinates:	35.5277°N 35.7852°W
Opened:	1978
Renovated:	2004
Owner:	Government of Syria
Operator:	General Sports Federation of Syria
Seating Capacity:	28,000

Al-Assad Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الأسد) is a multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 spectators.^[1] The stadium was opened in 1978 and completely renovated in 2004. It is home to Syrian Premier League football clubs Hutteen SC and Tishreen SC.^[2]

The stadium was home to the final match of the football competition at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sports facilities in Latakia . 2014-06-30 . 2020-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128092304/http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9/2056-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 . dead .
2. News: Mass gathering at al-Basel stadium in Lattakia in celebration of Dr. Bashar al-Assad winning post of the president. SANA. 3 June 2021. 9 August 2022.
3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames87.html Mediterranean Games 1987 (Latakia)