Al Fayhaa Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الفيحاء), also known as Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Basra, Southern Iraq. The stadium is part of the much larger Basra Sports City complex, and is surrounded by many football training pitches, four Five Star hotels and other sports-related facilities. [5] It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has an official capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is owned by the Government of Iraq.

Al Fayhaa Stadium
ملعب الفيحاء[1]

Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium
Full name	Al Fayhaa Stadium
Location	Basra, Iraq
Coordinates	30°26′33″N 47°46′47″E
Owner	Government of Iraq
Capacity	10,000
Field size	105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
Surface	Track & Field (Grass)
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	2009–2013
Opened	12 October 2013
Architect	360 Architecture[2] [3] And Newport Global
Project manager	Newport Global
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti[4]
Services engineer	Abdullah Al-Jaburi
Main contractors	Abdullah Al-Jaburi
Tenants
Al-Mina'a SC Naft Al-Junoob SC Iraq National Football Team

It hosts Naft Al-Junoob SC and Al-Mina'a SC[6] football matches in the Iraqi League when attendance is low. For crucial confrontations, it is the main stadium of Basra (65,000) that welcomes the games.

Certificate

The stadium obtained the IAAF Class 1 Certificate, which signifies that the stadium satisfies the highest norms and qualities in its field.

Name

Initially, the stadium had no specific name other than Basra Sports City Secondary Stadium. Later, it was agreed to rename it Al Fayhaa Stadium in reference to the nickname of the city Al Basra. This name is still used officially and is the most common one.

In 2019, the Ministry of Youth and Sports introduced a new appellation Mohamed Musbah Al-Waeli Stadium [7] [8] as a tribute to the ex-mayor of Al Basra who was a main figure in the elaboration of the Basra Sports City complex. However, this designation is still not very popular and not much used in sports circles.

Gallery

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  The stadium is equipped with natural grass that satisfies international requirements.

See also

• List of football stadiums in Iraq
• Basra Sports City

References

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