Nasiriyah Stadium

Association football stadium

Nasiriyah Stadium
ملعب الناصرية الدولي

Location| Nasiriyah, Iraq
Coordinates| 31°09′47.7″N 46°14′22.7″E﻿ / ﻿31.163250°N 46.239639°E﻿ / 31.163250; 46.239639﻿ (Nasiriyah Stadium)Coordinates: 31°09′47.7″N 46°14′22.7″E﻿ / ﻿31.163250°N 46.239639°E﻿ / 31.163250; 46.239639﻿ (Nasiriyah Stadium)
Owner| Ministry of Youth and Sports
Capacity| 30,000
Surface| Grass
Construction
Broke ground| March 2013
Construction cost| $ 95 million USD
Architect| Agence d'Architecture A.Bechu et Associés & Alain-Charles Perrot
Structural engineer| GEG – Engineering Structures for Life[1]
Services engineer| Eiffage
General contractor| Egis
Main contractors| Sarl Ur D'Architecture & Urbanisme
Tenants
Al-Nasiriya FC

Nasiriyah Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الناصرية الدولي), also known as Dhi Qar Sports Complex, is a football stadium currently under construction in Nasiriyah, Iraq. It will primarily serve as the new home stadium of Al-Nasiriya FC. The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators. The net construction cost is estimated around 95 million USD funded entirely by Iraqi government. Construction is currently on hold.

## Overview[edit]

In 2013, the Iraqi government presented the project for a new stadium in Dhi Qar, in the south of the country, with a design signed by the French architecture firm of Bechu & Associés in collaboration with Alain-Charles Perrot.[2] The project includes a main stadium with a capacity of 30,000 spectators, two training stadiums seating 2,500 and 500 people respectively, a four-star hotel with 80 rooms and two sports pavilions (aquatic center and sports hall).[3] The entire complex complies with FIFA standards.

The project that started in 2013 was supposed to be delivered in two and a half years, but seven years later, only 75% of the stadium is complete.[4]

In January 2022, faced with the delays, the Iraqi government decides to terminate all contracts with the French companies in charge of the work.[5][6]

## See also[edit]

* List of football stadiums in Iraq
* List of future stadiums
* Football in Iraq

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Thiqar Sports Complex". geg.pt. 19 February 2022.
2. ^ "Olympic Stadium of Nasiriyah Thiqar". bechuetassocies.com. 19 February 2022.
3. ^ "ThiQar Sports Complex". UR - Architecture & Urbanisme. 19 February 2022.
4. ^ "Olympic Stadium of Nasiriyah Thiqar". ostadium.com. 19 February 2022.
5. ^ "PROJECTS: Iraq ends deal with French firms over stadium project delay". zawya.com. 2 January 2022.
6. ^ "Les français perdent un contrat en Irak". ostadium.com. 4 January 2022.

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