Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex Explained

Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex
Location:	Al-Salihiyah district, Damascus Syria
Type:	Football training facility
Built:	1976
Owner:	Government of Syria
Tenants:	Syria national football team (training) (1976-) Syria women's national rugby sevens team (2018-)

Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex (Arabic: مَدِينَة ٱلْفَيْحَاء ٱلرِّيَاضِيَّة|Madīnat al-Fayḥāʾ ar-Riyāḍīyah), is a football training facility opened in 1976, serving as the headquarters of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football as well as the official training centre of the Syrian football team. It is located in the municipal district of al-Salihiyah at the heart of Damascus, the capital of Syria.^[1]

Overview

Occupying and area of 250,000 m², al-Fayhaa Sports Complex was opened in 1976 to host the 5th Pan Arab Games of 1976.^[2]

The complex is home to the following facilities:

• Al-Fayhaa Stadium, is the main football stadium of the complex, able to hold up to 12,000 spectators.
• Regular-sized training pitch with natural grass.
• Regular-sized training pitch with artificial turf.
• Olympic swimming and diving complex, and indoor swimming pool.
• Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena, for basketball, handball and volleyball, with a seating capacity of 6000 spectators.
• The ball-shaped building of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fouad Takla | al Fayhaa Sports City .
2. http://www.gsf-sport.com/?p=2730 Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex