Omar Hamadi Stadium () is a

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Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 17,500 people.

History

The stadium was built in 1919 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise. It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène. In 1957, the third platform will be built, consisting of two superimposed stands on the south side, arched and connecting the two original stands, this new platform will give a modern look at the municipal stadium. After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the stage of St. Eugene will be called Bologhine new name for the town. The upper gallery of the stadium was severely damaged at the piers during the

1980 El Asnam earthquake The 1980 El Asnam earthquake occurred on October 10 at with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). The shock occurred in the Algerian town of El Asnam (now known as Chlef). The shocks were felt over away, ...

(currently Chlef) and has since remained off limits to the public and eventually – after endless work – being demolished in 2003. In 1998, Bologhine stadium was renamed Omar Hamadi, a former leader of the club and revolutionary (he was sentenced to death during his country's

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) and who was tragically killed along with his two son at Bouzareah (

) by a terrorist group in 1995. In 2000 a new stand was built to expand the home stadium capacity, and spent 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, USM Alger club that holds the concession for the stadium has also invested in the development of infrastructure necessary for recovery and training for players: sauna, gym and restaurant.

External links

StadiumDB page

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References

{{USM Alger Omar Hamadi Buildings and structures in Algiers Province Multi-purpose stadiums in Algeria Sport in Algiers