Stade Ibn Batouta

Stade Ibn Batouta (Arabic: ملعب ابن بطوطة‎) is a multi-use stadium in Tangier, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and big events as ceremonies or concerts. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people. It serves as the new home of IR Tanger, replacing the former Stade de Marchan. The stadium is named after Ibn Battuta.

Stade Ibn Batouta
Grand stadium of Tangier
Full nameStade Ibn Batouta
LocationTangier, Morocco
OperatorSonarges
Capacity45,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
BuiltSeptember 2002
OpenedApril 26, 2011
Construction cost€80 million
ArchitectJawad Khattabi
Tenants
IR Tanger

It was inaugurated on April 26, 2011. On July 27, the stadium hosted the 2011 Trophée des champions, in which Marseille beat Lille 5–4.[2]

It was one of the confirmed host stadiums for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which was to be hosted by Morocco until it was stripped of its hosting rights.[3]

The stadium hosted the 2017 Trophée des Champions for the second time on July 29, in which Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 2–1.[4][5]

When Morocco hosted the 2018 African Nations Championship the stadium hosted six matches in the Group stage and one in the Quarter-finals.

It hosted the 2018 Supercopa de España match between the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, and the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey and 2017–18 La Liga, Barcelona.[6][7]

It was one of the venues in Morocco's failed bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It was slated to host the Quarter-Finals if Morocco had been awarded the World Cup.

Galerie
  • VIP box of the Ibn Batouta stadium

References
  1. http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/mar/grand_stade_de_tanger
  2. https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=france-ligue-1-2000000018/news/newsid/148/063/3/index.html
  3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-29/south-africa-chosen-to-host-soccer-s-2017-africa-cup-of-nations.html
  4. "Le Trophée des champions 2017 à Tanger". BeInSports. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "PSG down Monaco 2-1 to lift French Champions Trophy". France24. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Game FC Barcelona – Sevilla FC". La Liga. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. "Ousmane Dembélé's wondergoal seals Spanish Super Cup for Barcelona". Guardian. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.


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