Al-Fayhaa Stadium (Basra)

Al-Fayhaa Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الفيحاء), also known as Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Basra, Southern Iraq. The stadium is part of the much larger Basra Sports City complex, and is surrounded by many football training pitches, four Five Star hotels and other sports-related facilities. [5] It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has an official capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is owned by the Government of Iraq.

Al-Fayhaa Stadium
ملعب الفيحاء[1]
Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium
Al-Fayhaa Stadium in the foreground and the Basra Stadium in the background
Full nameAl-Fayhaa Stadium
LocationBasra, Iraq
Coordinates30°26′33″N 47°46′47″E
OwnerGovernment of Iraq
Capacity10,000
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
SurfaceTrack & Field (Grass)
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Built2009–2013
Opened12 October 2013
Architect360 Architecture[2] [3] And Newport Global
Project managerNewport Global
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[4]
Services engineerAbdullah Al-Jaburi
Main contractorsAbdullah Al-Jaburi
Tenants
Al-Minaa
Naft Al-Basra

It hosts Naft Al-Basra and Al-Minaa[6] football matches in the Iraqi League when attendance is low. For crucial confrontations, it is the main stadium of Basra (65,000) that welcomes the games.

Certificate

The stadium obtained the IAAF Class 1 Certificate, which signifies that the stadium satisfies the highest norms and qualities in its field.

Name

Initially, the stadium had no specific name other than Basra Sports City Secondary Stadium. Later, it was agreed to rename it Al-Fayhaa Stadium in reference to the nickname of the city Al Basra. This name is still used officially and is the most common one.

In 2019, the Ministry of Youth and Sports introduced a new appellation Mohamed Musbah Al-Waeli Stadium [7] [8] as a tribute to the ex-mayor of Al Basra who was a main figure in the elaboration of the Basra Sports City complex. However, this designation is still not very popular and not much used in sports circles.

See also

References
  1. "Al Fayhaa Stadium in Basra". worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. "360 Architecture to design sport city in Iraq". designcurial.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "Basra Sports City In Southern Iraq By 360 Architecture". urukia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. "Basrah Sports City". azahner.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. "AMBS architects". ambsarchitects.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. "ملعب الفيحاء 10 الاف متفرج في مدينة البصرة الرياضية جاهز لاستقبال لقاء نفط الجنوب مع الميناء". moys.gov.iq. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. "الشباب والرياضة تطلق اسم "محمد مصبح" على الملعب الثاني في البصرة". alebaa.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. "اطلاق اسم "محمد مصبح الوائلي" على الملعب الثاني بمدينة البصرة الرياضية". al-janoob.org. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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