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Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, opened as Stade 7 November, is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of downtown Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has a capacity of up to 60,000 spectators and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games. The stadium is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. History It was inaugurated in July 2001 for the final of the Tunisian Cup between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1-0). Club Africain and Espérance de Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the main stadium of the Tunisia national football team. This stadium hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by Tunisia. The 2010 Trophée des Champions between Olympique de Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radès
Radès ( ar, رادس) is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbor installations of Tunis are located in Radès. Rades is divided into sub cities: Radès Medina, Radès Méliane, Rades Forêt, Chouchet Radès, El Malleha, Noubou and The Olympic City, Rades Montjil, Rades echat. Way to Zahra district and el Oulija. History Maxula Prates was a Civitas (town) of the Roman Province of Africa. From the beginning of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the hill of Rades was equipped with a ribat. It is around this ribat, which has long since disappeared, that the village of which it is spoken in the 11th century was built and which seems to have been provided with a port since that time. Under the Hafsides, vineyards spread over the hillsides. During the reign of the Husseinite beys, Radès was inhabited by farmers and sought by the notables of Tunis city. The locality the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis Derby
In Tunisian football, the Tunis derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Tunis, Tunisia – Club Africain and Espérance. The derby is played in Tunis in the Hammadi Agrebi stadium due to its larger capacity of 65,000 seats. Before the construction of this stadium, the derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. History The derbies between the Club Africain and Esperance sportive de Tunis (EST) start during the season 1923-1924, when the African Club joins the EST in second series (promotion 1): the first official derby, which takes place on March 23, 1924 at the Ariana on behalf of the fifth day of the championship of the second series, is won by the African Club (3-0). Tunisia's first Cup derby, which takes place on October 10, 1926 at the Vélodrome on the occasion of the round of 32, is won by the African Club (1-0). In the context of the Tunisian Cup competitions, six derbys opposed the two teams before independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
