24 February 1956 Stadium ( ar, ملعب 24 فبراير 1956, french: Stade du 24 Février) is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Sidi Bel Abbès,
Algeria
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
USM Bel Abbès
Union Sportive Medinat Bel Abbès ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة بلعباس), known as USM Bel Abbès or simply USMBA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, that was founded in 1933 and i ...
. The stadium holds 45,000 spectators.
History
The stadium was open on 19 June 1981 and it hosted the final match of the Algerian cup 1980-81 between
ASC Oran and
USK Alger. It replaced the historical stadium in the city of
Sidi Bel Abbès, "The Three Amarouch Brothers Stadium" (Stade des Trois Frères Amarouch).
Matches
1980-81 Algerian Cup
1986 International friendly
References
External links
Stadium Informationdzfoot club profile
24 Fevrier
Buildings and structures in Sidi Bel Abbès Province
1981 establishments in Algeria
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