Ibn Batouta Stadium (

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: ⴰⵏⵏⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴱⵏ ⴱⴰⵜⵓⵜⴰ, ar, ملعب ابن بطوطة) is a multi-use

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in Tangier, Morocco. It is used mostly for

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matches and big events such as ceremonies or concerts. The stadium has a capacity of 65,000 people. It serves as the new home of IR Tanger, replacing the former

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. The stadium is named after the Moroccan

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History

It was inaugurated on April 26, 2011. On July 27, the stadium hosted the

2011 Trophée des champions The 2011 Trophée des champions ( en, 2011 Champions Trophy) was the 16th edition of the Trophée des Champions, French super cup. The match was to be contested by the winners of Ligue 1 2010–11 Ligue 1, the previous season, Lille OSC, Lille, a ...

, in which Marseille beat Lille 5–4. It was one of the confirmed host stadiums for the

2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...

, which was to be hosted by Morocco until it was stripped of its hosting rights. The stadium hosted the

2017 Trophée des Champions The 2017 Trophée des Champions () was the 22nd edition of the Trophée des Champions, the annual super cup in France. The match was contested by the 2016–17 Ligue 1 champions Monaco, and the 2016–17 Coupe de France champions Paris Saint-Ger ...

for the second time on July 29, in which Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 2–1. When Morocco hosted the

2018 African Nations Championship The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2018) was the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of Afric ...

the stadium hosted six matches in the Group stage and one in the Quarter-finals. It hosted the

2018 Supercopa de España The 2018 Supercopa de España was the 35th edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual Association football, football super cup contested by the winners of the previous season's La Liga and Copa del Rey competitions. The match was played betwe ...

match between the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, and the winners of the

2017–18 Copa del Rey The 2017–18 Copa del Rey was the 116th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage. Barcelona were the three-time de ...

and

2017–18 La Liga The 2017–18 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th since its establishment. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were released on 21 July 2017. Real Madrid ...

, Barcelona, in which Barcelona beat Sevilla 2–1 It was one of the venues in Morocco's failed bid for the

2026 FIFA World Cup The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three No ...

. It was slated to host the Quarter-Finals if Morocco had been awarded the World Cup. It experienced a renovation to increase its capacity and change the exterior to host the

2022 FIFA Club World Cup The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 19th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. ...

. It was planned that the capacity will increase from 45,000 seats to 65,000. On 25 January 2023, it was confirmed that the stadium is ready to host the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. There are current studies to change the exterior of the stadium by making it fully covered, and removing the running tracks to increase its capacity to 80,000 before 2025 in conjunction with possibly hosting the

2025 Africa Cup of Nations The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the 2025 AFCON or CAN 2025, is scheduled to be the 35th edition of the biennial African international association football tournament organized by CAF. The edition of the tournament will be th ...

and FIFA World Cup 2030, according to Abdelmalek Abron, a member of the FRMF and head of the Infrastructure Committee of the football system in Morocco.

International Events

2022 FIFA Club World Cup

References

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History

International Events

2022 FIFA Club World Cup

See also

References