Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium

Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب رعاية الشباب‎) is a multi-use stadium in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It was opened in 1965 and has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home ground of the Syrian Premier League side Al-Ittihad.

Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium
The stadium in 2018
LocationAleppo, Syria 
OwnerGovernment of Syria
OperatorMinistry of Education
Capacity10,000
Field size103 x 67 m
SurfaceGrass
Opened1965

History

The stadium was opened in 1965 in the Sulaimaniyah district of Aleppo. It is owned and operated by the Aleppo directorate of the Ministry of Education.[1]

The stadium is mostly used for football matches of the Syrian 3rd division. It also hosts local competitions of athletics.

Durin the Syrian Civil War, the stadium hosted all of the domestic matches of the football clubs in Aleppo who compete in the Syrian football league system, as it was the only stadium in the city not damaged during the war events, being located in a relatively secured neighborhood.

See also

References
  1. Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium, Aleppo Archived 2014-06-28 at Archive.today

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