Althawra Sports City Stadium
Al-Thawra Sports City Stadium (Arabic: مدينة الثورة الرياضية), also known as the Ali Mohsen al-Muraisi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب علي محسن المريسي), is a multi-purpose stadium in San‘a’, Yemen. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium had a capacity of 30,000 people before bombings and it opened in 1986. It is currently the home ground of the Yemen national football team.[1]
| Full name | Al-Thawra Sports City Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Al-Thawra Street, Sana'a, Yemen |
| Coordinates | 15°24′43.13″N 44°12′5.65″E |
| Capacity | 30,000 (before bombings) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Tenants | |
| Yemen national football team | |
During the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen at the Yemen War, the stadium was destroyed by a Saudi Arabian's air strike. In 2016, the stadium suffered bomb damage again.[2]
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