Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium (), is a 20,000-seat
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
Sig, Algeria
Sig ( ''Sīq''; called Saint-Denis-de-Sig under French rule; ) is a town in northwestern Algeria. Formerly located in Oran Province and now located in Mascara Province, north-western Algeria. Its population was 61,373 in 2008.
The town's publi ...
. It is currently used for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and is the home ground of
CC Sig.
Stadium
Construction
The stadium was launched in 2013 with a capacity of 20,000 spectators by an Algerian company, and will be on the English method without a track and fully covered and is expected to host some of the football games in the
2022 Mediterranean Games
The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...
. This stadium has many facilities, The secondary playground is dedicated to athletics with 1000 seats, a covered hall with 500 seats and an Olympic swimming pool. The work of the four sports structures of this pole occupies 13 hectares, It has been supported by a variety of service facilities, including a gymnasium, café and restaurant. In late May and early June 2022, the lighting was installed at the level of the main stadium and the annex, the stadium it is equipped with all the necessary equipment, such as the remote surveillance system with cameras, electronic gates, four changing rooms and many other amenities.
Handover and opening
On June 19, 2022, the stadium was officially opened and in the presence of a large audience and a parade ceremony was organized in anticipation of this opening. and the stadium was officially named
Abdelkrim Kerroum who was a member of the
FLN football team
The FLN football team (in ar, فريق جبهة التحرير الوطني لكرة القدم, in french: Équipe du FLN de football), also known as ''Le onze de l'indépendance'' ( en, The eleven of the Independence) was a team made ...
.
See also
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List of football stadiums in Algeria
The following is a list of football stadiums in Algeria, ordered by capacity. Currently stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included, most large stadiums in Algeria are used for football (soccer), with some also used for athletics and rug ...
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List of African stadiums by capacity
The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Africa. They are in order by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate.
Most large stadiums in Africa are used for football (soccer), with some a ...
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List of association football stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. All stadiums that are the home of a club or national team with a ...
References
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Designs of stadium
Football venues in Algeria
Sports venues completed in 2022
Buildings and structures in Mascara Province
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