USMA Stadium ( ar, ملعب إتحاد الجزائر العاصمة) 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 ...
in
Aïn Bénian, just outside
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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Algeria
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, that is currently under construction. Once completed, it will be used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and will host the home matches 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 will have a capacity of 25,000 spectators.
[http://actualitealgerienne.com/un-stade-de-25-000-places-a-ain-benian/] It is intended to replace the current stadium, which is the
Omar Hammadi Stadium
Omar Hamadi Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM Alger. The stadium has a capacity of 17,500 people.
History
The stadium was built in ...
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References
External links
Announcement of new stadium on USM Alger website
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Buildings and structures in Algiers Province
Stadiums under construction
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