Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium (Arabic: ملعب سوق الشيوخ) is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Dhi Qar Governorate Dhi Qar Governorate ( ar, ذي قار, translit=Thi Qār, ) is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in southern Iraq. The provincial capital is Nasiriyah. Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Thi Qar was the heartland of ...

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 Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of

Al-Forat FC Al-Furat Sports Club (''Euphrates SC'', ar, نادي الفرات الرياضي) is an Iraqi football club based in Suq al-Shuyukh, Dhi Qar. They currently play in the Iraq Division Two The Iraq Division Two is a football league that is the ...

and

Suq Al-Shuyukh FC Suq Al-Shuyukh Club ( ar, نادي سوق الشيوخ), is an Iraqi football team based in Suq al-Shuyukh, Dhi Qar, that plays in Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after ...

. The stadium holds 5,000 people. Its construction cost approximately 7.5 million

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. The stadium was inaugurated on 1 March 2015 by former Minister of Youth and Sports

Abdul-Hussein Abtaan Abdul-Hussein Abdul Redha Abtaan ( ar, عبد الحسين عبد الرضا عبطان; born 1 May 1964) is an Iraqi politician and former Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports. He served as deputy governor of Najaf (2005–2009), deputy in the Ir ...

. The opening match was between

and

Al-Nasiriya FC Al-Nasiriya Sports Club ( ar, الناصرية), often simply known as Al-Nasiriya SC, is an Iraqi football team based in An Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar Governorate. The club plays in the Iraq Division One and was founded on 21 October 1961. An Nasiriyah ...

who won 1–0.افتتاح ملعب سوق الشيوخ رسميا بمباراة بين الناصرية والفرات
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