Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب رعاية الشباب) is a multi-use stadium in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It was opened in 1965 and has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home ground of the Syrian Premier League club Al-Ittihad.

Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium

The stadium in 2018
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Owner	Government of Syria
Operator	Ministry of Education
Capacity	10,000
Field size	103 x 67 m
Surface	Grass
Opened	1965
Tenants
Al-Herafyeen SC Ouroube SC

History

The stadium was opened in 1965 in the Sulaimaniyah district of Aleppo. It is owned and operated by the Aleppo directorate of the Ministry of Education.[1]

The stadium is mostly used for football matches of the Syrian 3rd division. It also hosts local competitions of athletics.

During the Syrian Civil War, the stadium hosted all of the domestic matches of the football clubs in Aleppo who compete in the Syrian football league system, as it was the only stadium in the city not damaged during the war events, being located in a relatively secured neighborhood.

See also

• List of football stadiums in Syria

References