The Père Jégo Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...

, Morocco. It is used mostly for

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matches and is the

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. The stadium was named after Moroccan footballer and manager

Père Jégo Mohamed Ben Lahcen Affani (; 15 April 1900 – 31 August 1970), known as Père Jégo, was a Moroccan football manager and player who managed both Casablanca's clubs Wydad and Raja. Père Jégo was regarded as one of the most decorated managers ...

. The stadium currently holds 10,000 spectators.

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Stade Père Jego
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stade Pere Jego Football venues in Morocco Sports venues in Casablanca