Maysan Stadium ( ar, ملعب ميسان الأولمبي) is a multi-use
stadium in
Amarah
Amarah ( ar, ٱلْعَمَارَة, al-ʿAmārah), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Iran. It lies at the ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was opened in 1987.
Renovation
Plans were made to renovate the stadium after 2003, but work began only in 2011. The project included rehabilitating the VIP area, the pitch, installing 25,000 seats, a new running track, a roof over the entire stadium and other facilities within the stadium compound.
Renovation work soon stopped due to lack of money. Work restarted in 2016, and the stadium was officially re-opened on 22 July 2017,
although the roof has not yet been completed.
Tenant
Naft Maysan
Naft Maysan SC (also known as Naft Missan) ( ar, نادي نفط ميسان, lit=Maysan's Oil) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Amarah, Maysan that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of football in Iraq.
History ...
will most likely play most of their home games at this stadium.
See also
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List of football stadiums in Iraq
The following is a list of football stadiums in Iraq, ordered by capacity.
Current stadiums
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development include:
See also
* List of Asian stadiums by capacity
* List of association football s ...
References
Football venues in Iraq
Athletics (track and field) venues in Iraq
Multi-purpose stadiums in Iraq
1987 establishments in Iraq
Sports venues completed in 1987
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