The Al-Hilal Stadium ( ar, الجوهرة الزرقاء) is a multi-use stadium located in

Omdurman Omdurman (standard ar, أم درمان ''Umm Durmān'') is a city in Sudan. It is the most populated city in the country, and thus also in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the ...

, Khartoum State,

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. It is mostly used for

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matches and is also used for athletics. It is the home of Al-Hilal Club and has a capacity of 25,000. At the opening celebration on Friday, 26 January 1968, Al-Hilal played against the visiting

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. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

References

AlHilal Official Webpage
Sports venues in Sudan Football venues in Sudan Sports venues completed in 1965 Omdurman Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) {{sudan-sports-venue-stub