Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium

The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Adiliya Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 21,500.[1] It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait. The Stadium hosted many finals for the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup. In addition, 2 Gulf Cup Tournaments were held in this Stadium, the first taking place in 1990 where Kuwait won the 1990 Gulf Cup of Nations Trophy, and the second in 2003, where they finished 6th.

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
(Peace and Friendship Stadium)
Former namesKazma Stadium
Location Adiliya, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Capacity21,500
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Kazma
Kuwait national football team
Gulf Cup 1990
Gulf Cup 2003
2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship

This stadium is the home ground for Kazma.

Naming

Its name means "Friendship and Peace", a name it earned when it was host to a football match between Iraq and Iran after the end of the first Gulf War for the 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup.

Greece

Greece also has a stadium called Peace and Friendship Stadium (Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας) in Piraeus.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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