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Stade El Menzah is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the north of Tunis, Tunisia.

Stade El Menzah

Full name	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
Location	El Menzah, Tunis
Coordinates	36°50′23.2″N 10°11′7.3″E
Owner	Government of Tunisia
Capacity	45,000[1]
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1964
Built	1964–1967
Opened	1967
Renovated	1994
Architect	Olivier-Clément Cacoub
Tenants
Espérance de Tunis Club Africain

History

Stade Vélodrome is the historical stadium that preceded Stade El Menzah. It was built in 1927 in the same location and became the stadium of US Tunis and Italia de Tunis. It had a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[2]

The stadium was named after the president of US Tunis, Henri Smadja. It was also named after Carmel Borg, a maltese businessman. So it became Stade Smadja-Borg. It was the main stadium for the Tunisian national team in the 1930s and 1940s In addition to the Tunisian Cup final since the 1929 edition, before the construction of the Stade Géo André in 1942.[3]

After World War II, the stadium was named again after Victor Perez, a Tunisian boxer who was World Fly Champion in 1931 and was killed in the Nazi concentration camps in Gleiwitz in 1945.

After independence, the Stade Géo André was the stadium of the Tunisian national team, before the Vélodrome was demolished and completely rebuilt in 1967 after cooperation between Tunisian and Bulgarian engineers.[4]

Sporting events

It is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there.

The stadium was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 45,000 seats.[5] The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration. The stadium hosted the matches of Tunisia national football team until the inauguration of the Stade 7 November in Radès in 2001.

It is expected that the rehabilitation works will start in late 2022 and will continue for two years, after a large part of the stadium was closed for years, in order to relieve the stadium of Radès, which now receives all the matches of the Tunis teams.

Music events

Popstar Michael Jackson performed his first and only concert in Tunisia, at this stadium during his HIStory World Tour on October 7, 1996 in front of 60,000 fans.

Sting performed at the stadium during his Brand New Day Tour on April 28, 2001.

Mariah Carey kicked off The Adventures of Mimi Tour at the stadium on July 22 and 24, 2006.

References

External links

• Photos of Stadiums in Tunisia at cafe.daum.net/stade
• Photos at worldstadiums.com
• Photos at fussballtempel.net
• Photos and Facts at footballmatch.de
• Stade El Menzah on the official "National Sports City" website
• StadiumDB page

Preceded by first stadium	FIFA U-20 World Cup Final Venue 1977	Succeeded by National Stadium Tokyo
Preceded by Stade Leopold Senghor Dakar	African Cup of Nations Final Venue 1994	Succeeded by FNB Stadium Johannesburg

На других языках

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- [en] Stade El Menzah

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[es] Estadio Olímpico El Menzah

El Estadio Olímpico El Menzah (Stade Olympique d'El Menzah en francés) (ستاد المنزه en árabe) es un estadio multiusos en la Ciudad de Túnez, Túnez. El estadio es usado principalmente para la práctica del fútbol aunque en algunas ocasiones es usado para eventos de atletismo, el estadio fue construido como sede principal del complejo deportivo de El Menzah que se encuentra en el norte de la Ciudad de Túnez.[2]

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[fr] Stade olympique d'El Menzah

Le stade olympique d'El Menzah (arabe : الملعب الأولمبي بالمنزه) est situé dans le quartier d'El Menzah, au nord de Tunis et au cœur de la cité olympique.

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[ru] Стад эль-Мензах

«Олимпик эль-Мензах» (араб. ستاد المنزه‎, фр. Stade olympique d'El Menzah) — стадион, расположенный в Тунисе (в городе Тунисе). Является домашней ареной футбольный команд «Эсперанс», «Клуб Африкэн» и «Стад Тунизьен», выступающих в чемпионате Туниса по футболу. Вместимость стадиона составляет 45 000 человек. На «Стад эль-Мензах» также проходят соревнования по лёгкой атлетике и развлекательные мероприятия. Стадион был построен в 1967 году, в 1977 году принимал матчи Чемпионата мира по футболу среди молодёжных команд ,а в 1994 реконструирован, чтобы принять игры Кубка африканских наций 1994.

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