Ghazi Stadium

Ghazi Stadium
Ghazi Stadium
Ghazi Stadium 2009.jpg
Full name Ghazi Stadium
Location Kabul
Built 1923
Opened 1923
Renovated 2002-03
Owner Afghanistan Olympic Organization
Surface Grass
Capacity 25,000
Tenants
Afghanistan national football team

Ghazi Stadium (Pashto: غازی لوبغالی) (Persian: ورزشگاه غازى) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was built during the reign of King Amanullah Khan in 1923, who was regarded as Ghazi (Hero) for winning the war with British and gaining independence of his nation. The stadium holds 25,000 people.

The proposed construction of a new national stadium to be completed for the 2013/2014 season will cost 25 million euros.[1] The stadium is under renovation and new seats will be installed in spring 2011 which will make it prepared for bigger sport events.

Events

The first international match played inside Ghazi Stadium was a football (soccer) match between Afghanistan and Iran on January 1, 1941, the game was a draw with neither team scoring.

During the late 1990s the stadium was used as a venue for public executions by the Taliban government. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches between teams from different provinces of the country as well as neighboring countries.

Coordinates: 34°31′06.71″N 69°11′37.36″E / 34.5185306°N 69.1937111°E / 34.5185306; 69.1937111


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