March 28 Stadium

March 28 Stadium
A view of the former stadium at night, before it was closed for redevelopment.

March 28 Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 28 مارس‎) is a multi-purpose stadium in Benghazi, Libya. It is a part of Benghazi Sports City. It was used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium holds 65,000. The stadium is sometimes used by the Libya national football team although it is not as popular a choice as the capital's 11th of June Stadium.

The name of the stadium commemorates 28 March, in which British Forces were asked to relinquish their military base rights in Libya and leave the country.

Along with June 11 Stadium in Tripoli, the 28 March Stadium hosted many games, including a semi-final, of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya.

New Stadium

An artist's impression of the new stadium exterior.

As of 2009, the stadium has been closed, and demolition work has begun for the construction of a new stadium. The new stadium will be a 45,000 all seater stadium. Thomas Phifer and Partners, a New York based architectural firm won the international competition for the design of the stadium.[1] The construction work is part of a general restructuring of the entire Medina al-Riyadhia (Sports City) site, in which another all seater stadium will be built. Construction work is expected to finished by 31 August 2011,[dated info] in time for Libya's hosting of the 2017 African Cup of Nations.[2][3] Whilst construction has been taking place, Benghazi's football clubs have been using the Martyrs of February Stadium.

References

  1. ^ Benghazi Sport City Tower, Urbika, Accessed Sep 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Startimes New March 28th Stadium
  3. ^ 28 March Stadium - kooora.com (Arabic)

External links

v · d · eLibyan Premier League Venues - 2010-11
June 11 Stadium · Green Document Stadium · Zaawia Stadium · 9 July Stadium · 2 March Stadium (Sirte) · GMR Stadium · Martyrs of February Stadium
v · 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Stadia

March 28 Stadium (Benghazi) · Murbat Stadium (Misrata) · Wadi Al Rabi Stadium (Tripoli) · June 11 Stadium (Tripoli) · Al Kremiah Stadium (Tripoli)

Coordinates: 32°6′6.5″N 20°4′20.7″E / 32.101806°N 20.072417°E / 32.101806; 20.072417




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