Tishreen Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب تِشْرِين, Malʿab Tišrīn) is a multi-use all-seater stadium in

Damascus, Syria )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

, currently used mostly for

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matches and serves as the home venue of the

al-Shorta SC Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 seats.

History

In 1976, the stadium was opened as part of the Tishreen Sports Complex, to host the 5th

Pan Arab Games The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Game ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

. The complex covers an area of 6.6 hectares. In addition to the football stadium, the complex is also home to an indoor sports hall, indoor swimming pool, 4 outdoor tennis courts, 2 outdoor basketball fields and an athletes' hotel. The headquarters of the

Syrian Olympic Committee The Syrian Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية السورية) is the National Olympic Committee in Syria for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organization led by the Syria, Syrian Arab Republic that selects play ...

is also located in the complex. On 20 February 2013, the

Al-Wathba SC Al-Wathba Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Homs, that competes in the Syrian Premier League. History Al-Wathba is a professional football club based in Homs, Syria, and the ...

player

Yussef Sleman Yussef Suleiman ( ar, يوسف سليمان, also transcribed as Sleman; 17 September 1986 – 20 February 2013) was a Syrian football player. Suleiman was born in Homs and last played for Al-Wathba SC. He was killed by a mortar shell fir ...

was killed in Tishreen Stadium by a mortar shell, struck by the armed opposition, while preparing for a training session.http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/282328

References

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