Al-Shorta Stadium

Al-Shorta Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشرطة), nicknamed The Cage, was a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It was used mostly for football matches and served as the home stadium of Al-Shorta. It held approximately 8,500 people. The white hall on the side of the field, called the Abid Kadhim Hall in honour of club legend Abid Kadhim, can hold approximately 2,000 people. The stadium had no seats, but instead there were stairs on each side of the playing field and spectators sat or stood on these stairs. Abdul-Qadir Zeinal, club president at the time, helped to build the stadium with other volunteers and it was opened for its first match on 23 December 1990. In 2008, the stands were painted green and white to match the club's colours. The stadium began to be demolished on 4 March 2014 to make way for Al-Shorta Sports City.

Al-Shorta Stadium
Full nameAl-Shorta Stadium
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Coordinates33°20′23″N 44°26′08″E
Capacity8,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1990
Renovated2008
Closed2014
Demolished2014
Tenants
Al-Shorta
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