Stade 15 Octobre

15 October Stadium (French: Stade 15 Octobre) is a multi-use stadium in Bizerte, Tunisia (65 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Tunis). It has a capacity of 20,000 seats of which 4,000 are covered. The stadium hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which has also been won by the Tunisian team, but it is usually used by CA Bizertin.

15 October Stadium
Address27, avenue Hédi-Chaker 7000
LocationBizerte, Tunisia
Coordinates37°16′44″N 9°51′56″E
OwnerGovernment of Tunisia
Capacity24,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1990
Renovated2004
Tenants
CA Bizertin

The stadium is named encrypted the date corresponding to the evacuation of the last foreign soldier of independent Tunisia, on 15 October 1963 after Bizerte crisis. The space devoted to various media features 170 workstations.

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