The Great Manmade River Stadium (GMR or GMMR stadium) is a
football stadium
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* A soccer-specific stadium
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situated just a few metres away from the
11 June Stadium
The Tripoli International Stadium ( ar, ملعب طرابلس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 65,000 spectators.
It is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations ...
in the heart of
Tripoli's sporting city. The stadium is named after the
Great Manmade River
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People
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. The stadium has a capacity of around 20,000 and is currently the home of
Libyan Premier League
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clubs
Al Wahda,
Al Tersana and
Alamn Alaam.
The stadium was opened on 17 May 2000, and was celebrated with a
friendly match
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between
Middlesbrough F.C.
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and
A.S. Bari
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.
This ground has hosted matches at international level, and the most celebrated results on this ground were won by the likes of
Al Madina, who defeated
ES Tunis
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2–1, and on 19 September 2006,
Al Ittihad defeated
Al Nahdha of
Oman
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in the 2006-07
Arab Champions League
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.
References
Football venues in Libya
Buildings and structures in Tripoli, Libya
2000 establishments in Libya
Sports venues completed in 2000
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