Stade Omar Hammadi

Stade Omar Hammadi
San Siro, Bologhine
Former names	Stade communal de Saint Eugène (1935-1962)
Location	Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria
Coordinates	36°48′04″N 3°02′53″E / 36.801055°N 3.048111°E / 36.801055; 3.048111
Opened	1935
Operator	APC Bologhine
Surface	Artificial grass
Capacity	17,000
Record attendance	18,500 (Usmalger - JSKabilly)
Tenants
USM Alger MC Alger (until end of season)

Stade Omar Hammadi (Arabic: ستاد عمر حمّادي‎) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM Alger. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people.

History

The stadium was built in 1935 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise.^[1] It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène. In 1962, after the independence of Algeria, the stadium's name was changed to its current name, Stade Omar Hammadi. It is very well known for its hot atmosphere as it hosts one of the most popular teams in Algeria (USMAlger), its second largest stand known as (osha) by the locals was closed in 2010 for renovation and is due to re-open sometimes in 2011.

References

1. ^ DROIT D’AÎNESSE ET ….FANFARONNADE !