The Saida Municipal Stadium (), also known as the Martyr Rafic Hariri Stadium ( ar, ملعب الرئيس الشهيد رفيق الحريري, links=no), is a 22,600 capacity
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
, Lebanon.
The stadium was built in 1999 on the expanded grounds of the old stadium, as one of the venues to host matches during the
2000 AFC Asian Cup
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 O ...
that was held in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
.
It is currently mostly used for local and international
football
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matches. The stadium also has athletics facilities.
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AFC Asian Cup stadiums
Football venues in Lebanon
Sports venues in Lebanon
Multi-purpose stadiums in Lebanon
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