Miloud Hadefi Stadium
ملعب ميلود هدفي
Interior view
Full nameMiloud Hadefi Stadium
LocationBelgaïd, Bir El Djir
Oran, Algeria
Coordinates35°43′42.3″N 0°32′57.4″W / 35.728417°N 0.549278°W / 35.728417; -0.549278
OwnerMinistry of Youth and Sport
OperatorMinistry of Youth and Sport
Capacity40,143
Record attendance45,000[1] France-Italy
(4 July 2022)[2]
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
SurfaceAirFibr (hybrid grass)
Construction
Broke ground1 June 2010
Built2010–2021
Opened17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)
Construction cost142,3 million US$
Main contractorsChina Metallurgical Group Corporation
Tenants
MC Oran (2021–present)
Algeria national football team (selected matches)

Miloud Hadefi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب ميلود هدفي), is a multi-use stadium in Belgaïd, in the Bir El Djir suburb of Oran, Algeria. Completed in 2019, it is used mostly for football matches. It has a capacity of 40,143 people. The value of construction work of the stadium was about 142,3 million US$,[3] it is an olympic stadium with the athletics track and it is a part of the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex which is the first big complex in Algeria exceeding the Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex in Algiers and it is also the first stadium entirely covered in Algeria. The stadium expected to be special for the Algeria national football team with Stade du 5 Juillet and Nelson Mandela Stadium, and also clubs of Oran especially MC Oran.

The Miloud Hadefi Stadium and all the complex which extends over a total area of 105 hectares, including all the infrastructure essential to the organization of international sports and football events.[4] The stadium was used as the opening and closing ceremony venue of the 2022 Mediterranean Games. The inaugural match of the stadium was held on 17 June 2021, when Algeria beat Liberia 5-1 in a friendly game.[5]

Stadium

Characteristics

The stadium has been inspired by the San Nicola Stadium in Bari, built in 1990, which was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano.

Construction

Stadium under construction

On December 20, 2006, planned the project of construction of the Olympic Complex. The stadium was planned for a capacity of 75,000 seats but was reduced to 40.000.[6] On December 5, 2011, the minister of Youth and Sports, El Hachemi Djiar, announced that the stadium would be completed before the end of 2012.[7] He also added that the entire project would be finished in 2015. But due to delays in construction work, the complex was finished in 2019.

Name of the stadium

In 2014, M. Mohamed Raouraoua president of the Algerian Football Federation suggested that the stadium can take the name of the former legendary footballer of MC Oran and of the national team Abdelkader Fréha.[8] Some other names were suggested like the other former legendary footballer Miloud Hadefi. Finally he kept the name of Olympic Stadium of Oran but it's called Miloud Hadefi Stadium.

Name of the olympic complex

In the bigining of June 2022, the olympic complex was named Benhaddou Bouhadjar aka Colonel Othmane Olympic Complex.[9] But on 23 June 2022, the complex was inaugurated and renamed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the name of the former international footballer and of MC Oran, Miloud Hadefi and therefore became the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex.[10]

Handover and opening

Tenants and events

The Olympic Stadium hosted the some events :

Transport connections

The stadium is part of the Oran Olympic complex that is situated just 5 minutes away from several bus stations and the Oran Tramway final destination stop that makes travelling to the stadium very easy from all regions of Oran.

Football matches

The stadium host national and international matches. It was inaugurated by a friendly international game between Algeria A' and Liberia on 17 June 2021.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Attendance was officially listed at 25,000
  2. 1 2 "L'équipe de France U18 remporte les Jeux Méditerranéens". BFM TV (in French). C.C. 5 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tout est fin-prêt pour l'inauguration des JM". La Sentinelle (in French). 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Le Président de la République inaugure le nouveau Complexe Olympique à Oran". Dzair Scoop (in French). Annissa Djaout. 23 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 Bahlouli, Ali (17 June 2021). "ليلة تدشين ملعب وهران وتفجير مواهب عمورة". echoroukonline.com (in Arabic). Al Chourouk. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Le stade olympique amputé de 35.000 places". La Voix de l'Oranie. Sofiane. December 21, 2006.
  7. ↑ Djiar à Oran: Le stade olympique livré avant fin 2012; Le Quotidien d'Oran, December 5, 2011
  8. ↑ Le nouveau stade d’Oran sera baptisé Abdelkader Fréha - DzairNews, May 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Le nouveau complexe sportif baptisé du nom du défunt moudjahid Benhaddou Bouhadjar". Ouest Tribune. 21 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "الرئيس تبون يدشن المركب الأولمبي الجديد في وهران". Echorouk Online. 23 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Results Book (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games. p. 595. Retrieved 3 December 2023. Spectators: 25000
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