Nasiriyah Stadium

Stadium in Iraq

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)
Owner| Ministry of Youth and Sports
Capacity| 20,000
Surface| Grass
Construction
Broke ground| March 2013
Opened| 20 August 2024
Construction cost| $ 95 million USD
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 in Nasiriyah, Iraq. It primarily serves as the new home stadium of Al-Nasiriya FC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The net construction cost is estimated around 95 million USD funded entirely by Iraqi government.[2]

## Overview

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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.[3] 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).[4]

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 was complete.[5]

In January 2022, faced with the delays, the Iraqi government decided to terminate all contracts with the French companies in charge of the work.[6][7]

On 20 August 2024, Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani inaugurated the stadium with a final capacity of 20,000. The main feature of the venue was its walls which contained inscriptions and symbols that reflect the heritage of the Sumerian civilization.[8]

## See also

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* List of football stadiums in Iraq
* Football in Iraq

## References

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1. ^ "Thiqar Sports Complex". geg.pt. 19 February 2022.
2. ^ "وزير الشباب والرياضة يوقع عقداً لإكمال ملعب الناصرية". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
3. ^ "Olympic Stadium of Nasiriyah Thiqar". bechuetassocies.com. 19 February 2022.
4. ^ "ThiQar Sports Complex". UR - Architecture & Urbanisme. 19 February 2022.
5. ^ "Olympic Stadium of Nasiriyah Thiqar". ostadium.com. 19 February 2022.
6. ^ "PROJECTS: Iraq ends deal with French firms over stadium project delay". zawya.com. 2 January 2022.
7. ^ "Les français perdent un contrat en Irak". ostadium.com. 4 January 2022.
8. ^ "رئيس الوزراء يفتتح ملعب الناصرية الدولي سعة 20 ألف متفرج" (in Arabic). Iraqi News Agency. 20 August 2024.

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