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Stade Demba Diop is a multi-use stadium in greater Dakar, Senegal. It is situated on Boulevard Président Habib Bourguiba in Sicap-Liberté, an urban arrondissement of Dakar. Several football clubs use this stadium for their home games.

Stade Demba Diop

Stade Demba Diop Location within Senegal
Location	Boulevard Président Habib Bourguiba Sicap-Liberté, Dakar, Senegal
Coordinates	14°42′38″N 17°27′29″W
Capacity	20,000[1]
Surface	Synthetic turf
Opened	1963
Tenants
ASC Diaraf AS Douanes US Gorée US Ouakam ASC Xam Xam

History

Built in 1963, the stadium was later named after Demba Diop, former mayor of M'bour and Minister of Youth and Sport under President Léopold Sédar Senghor. Diop was assassinated on 3 February 1967.^{[citation needed]} In 2017, eight people died after a wall at the Stade Demba Diop collapsed during a match between Stade de Mbour and US Ouakam.[2]

Facilities

The stadium holds 30,000[1] people and its current surface is synthetic turf.

Events

The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of ASC Diaraf, AS Douanes, US Ouakam and ASC Xam Xam. It is also used for concerts, political gatherings, and Senegalese wrestling matches.

A mass stampede occurred in July 2017 in the stadium, leaving eight dead and 60 injured.

See also

• ASC Xam Xam
• Sport in Senegal
• Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor

References

• This article is largely based on a translation of the French Wikipedia's fr:Stade Demba Diop.

External links

• (in French) Présentation sur le site du Ministère des Sports

На других языках

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[de] Stade Demba Diop

Das Stade Demba Diop ist ein Fußballstadion in der senegalesischen Hauptstadt Dakar. Es ist die Heimspielstätte der örtlichen Fußballclubs US Ouakam, US Gorée und ASC Xam-Xam und bietet 30.000 Zuschauern Platz.

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- [en] Stade Demba Diop

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[fr] Stade Demba-Diop

Le stade Demba-Diop est un stade de sport polyvalent sénégalais, situé sur le boulevard du Président Habib Bourguiba à Sicap-Liberté, une commune d'arrondissement du centre de Dakar.

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[ru] Демба Диоп (стадион)

Стадион Демба Диоп — многофункциональный стадион в Дакаре, Сенегал. Построен в 1963 году и позже назван в честь политика Демба Диопа. Вмещает 15 000 человек. Используется для проведения различных соревнований и концертов. На стадионе проходил первый чемпионат Африки по лёгкой атлетике в 1979 году. Проходят соревнования по Сенегальской борьбе.

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