Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium

Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الساحر احمد راضي, lit.'Magician Ahmed Radhi Stadium') is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of al-Karkh SC. The stadium holds 5,150 people.

Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
ملعب الساحر احمد راضي
Full nameAl-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
Former namesAl-Rasheed Stadium, Al-Karkh Stadium
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Coordinates33°19′00″N 44°21′54″E
OwnerAl-Karkh SC
Capacity5,150
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2004, 2017
Tenants
Al-Karkh SC

Etymology

The stadium was originally called al-Mansour Local Administration Stadium and was renamed al-Rasheed Stadium when Al-Rasheed SC took over the ground in 1984. It became known as al-Karkh Stadium after al-Karkh replaced the dissolved al-Rasheed in the top division in 1990.

In June 2020, following the death of former al-Rasheed player Ahmed Radhi, the stadium was renamed al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium.[2][3]

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