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Grand Stade de Casablanca is a proposed title of the planned football stadium ( soccer stadium) to be built in Casablanca,
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
. Once completed in 2025, it will be used mostly for football matches and will serve as the home of the Morocco national football team. The stadium is planned with a capacity of 93,000 spectators, making it the third-highest capacity football (soccer) stadium in Africa. If completed, it will replace
Stade Mohamed V The Mohammed V Stadium ( ar, ملعب محمد الخامس, french: Stade Mohammed V) is a multi-purpose stadium which is part of the Mohammed V Athletic Complex () which is named after King Mohammed V and situated at the heart of Casablanca, M ...
.


Overview

The initial idea of the stadium was for the World Cup in 2010, for which Morocco lost their bid to South Africa. This included five major stadiums across the country, including Ibn Batouta Stadium, Stade de Marrakech and two more in the major cities of Agadir and Fes. It was one of the 14 host venues for Morocco's bid to host the World Cup in 2026. It would've staged the Opening and Final matches if Morocco was awarded for the World Cup but lost out to the United bid of
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, and the
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. It is now planning on bidding for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.


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Stadium information (yabiladi.com)Stadium information (maroc-football.com)
Football venues in Morocco Proposed stadiums Sports venues in Casablanca Proposed buildings and structures in Morocco {{Morocco-sports-venue-stub