Saida Municipal Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Saida Municipal Stadium
Native Name:ملعب صيدا البلدي‎
Native Name Lang:ar
Nickname:Martyr Rafic Hariri Stadium
Location:Sidon, Lebanon
Rebuilt:1999
Owner:Lebanese Government
Operator:Lebanese Government
Surface:Grass
Former Names:Saida Municipal Stadium
Tenants:Al Ahli Saida SC
Lebanon national football team
Seating Capacity:22,600

The Saida Municipal Stadium, also known as the Martyr Rafic Hariri Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الرئيس الشهيد رفيق الحريري|links=no),[1] is a 22,600 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Sidon, Lebanon.[2]

The stadium was built in 1999 on the expanded grounds of the old stadium, as one of the venues to host matches during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup that was held in Lebanon.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-06-10 . الاتحاد اللبناني يهتم بتحسين ملعب صيدا . 2020-06-12 . كووورة . 12 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152552/https://www.kooora.com/?n=929483 . live .
  2. Web site: Sayda International Stadium . www.goalzz.com . 15 March 2019 . 17 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917193027/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?showstadiums=1&sportstadiums=99&searchcountry=LB&stadium=194 . live .
  3. Web site: Saida International Stadium – StadiumDB.com . stadiumdb.com . 2019-04-27 . 6 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200406191515/http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/lib/saida_international_stadium . live .