Tigray Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

Mekelle Mekelle ( ti, መቐለ, am, መቀሌ, mäqälle, mek’elē) or Mekele is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. It is located around north of the Ethiopi ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. The stadium has a capacity of over 60,000 people. Tigray Stadium was opened to the public in 2017, before the completion of the final phase of construction. As a result, football matches and other public events have been held without adequate seating and roofing. The stadium is home to five football clubs based in the Tigray region, including Mekelle 70 Enderta FC,

Shire Endaselassie F.C. Shire Endaselassie F.C. (Amharic:ሽረ እንዳሥላሴ, Tigrinya language, Tigrigna: ጋንታ ስሑል ሽረ, also known as Sihul Shire FC) is an Ethiopian football club based in Shire Inda Selassie, Shire, Ethiopia. They are a member of ...

Welwalo Adigrat University F.C. Welwalo Adigrat University Sport Club (Amharic: ''ወልዋሎ'' ዓዲግራት ዩኒቨርሲቲ ''ስፖርት ክለብ'') is an Ethiopian Football (soccer), football club based in Adigrat, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League ...

and Dedebit FC. Notably, the overuse of the stadium's facilities has contributed to construction delays.

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