24 February 1956 Stadium (, ) is a multi-use

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Sidi Bel Abbès Sidi Bel Abbès (), also called Bel Abbès, is the capital''Sidi Bel Abbes'', lexicorient.com (Encyclopaedia of the Orient), internet article. of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya, Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

USM Bel Abbès Union Sportive de la Médina Bel Abbès (), known as USM Bel Abbès or simply USMBA for short, is an Algerian football (soccer), football club located in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, that was founded in 1933 and its colors are green and red. Their h ...

. The stadium holds 45,000 spectators.

History

The stadium was open on 19 June 1981 and it hosted the final match of the Algerian cup 1980-81 between ASC Oran and USK Alger. It replaced the historical stadium in the city of

, "The Three Amarouch Brothers Stadium" (Stade des Trois Frères Amarouch).

Matches

1980-81 Algerian Cup

1985 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

1986 International friendly

References

External links

Stadium Informationdzfoot club profile
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