Habib Bouakeul Stadium

The Habib Bouakeul Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الحبيب بوعقل) is a multi-use stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ASM Oran. Another club, SCM Oran also play there. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

Habib Bouakeul Stadium
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Full nameHabib Bouakeul Stadium
Former namesAlenda
Vincent Monréal
LocationRoute de Misserghin, Haï El-Louz
Oran, Algeria
OwnerAPC of Oran
Capacity20.000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1927 (1927)
Renovated19 December 1948
1988
October, 2009
February 2013
Tenants
ASM Oran
SCM Oran

History

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The stadium was built in 1927 in the Les Amandiers district (now Haï El-Louz) of Oran under the name of the Stade Alenda. It was renovated on 19 December 1948, when its name was changed to Stade Vincent Monréal; it was the biggest stadium in Oran at the time. After the independence of Algeria, it was renamed Stade Habib Bouakeul in commemoration of Habib Bouakeul, a martyr of the Algeria War.

The stadium was equipped with artificial turf to replace natural grass; a newer turf was installed in 2013.

Matches

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Below is a list of some important matches played at the stadium:

See also

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