Stadium Name: | Al-Khader Stadium |
Location: | Al-Khader, Palestine |
Opened: | 2007 |
Seating Capacity: | 6000 |
Tenants: | Shabab Al-Khadr Club (West Bank Premier League) |
Al-Khader Stadium (ar|ملعب الخضر) is an international football stadium in al-Khader, Palestine. It was inaugurated on August 6, 2007 with a match between local team Shabab Al-Khadr, and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, an Israeli Arab team from Nazareth.[1] The stadium was constructed with funding from Portugal through the Portuguese Institute for Cooperation for Development. Al-Khader Stadium cost roughly $2 million to build and could host over 6,000 spectators.[2] It is the home stadium of Shabab Al-Khadr. In addition to football, the stadium hosts the annual al-Khader Festival of Arts and Culture and the grape festival of the town.[3]