Basra Sports City
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 Basra , Basra Governorate , Iraq
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 26 '25 " N , 47 ° 46' 51" E |
| start of building | July 15, 2009 |
| opening | October 12, 2013 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | £ 550 million |
| architect | 360 Architecture Newport Global |
| capacity | 65,227 seats |
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The Basra Sports City Stadium ( Arabic مدينة البصرة الرياضية) is a football stadium in the Iraqi city of Basra , Basra Governorate , in the south of the country. It is part of the Basra Sports City sports complex .
Overview
Construction started on July 15, 2009 and opened on October 12, 2013. The stadium has a capacity of 65,227 seats, 20 suites and 230 VIP seats. It is the home stadium of Naft Al-Janoob SC and Al-Mina'a SC , two clubs from Basra, as well as the Iraqi national football team . They played their first international game in the stadium on June 1, 2017, when they beat Jordan 1-0.
International matches
So far, the stadium has hosted nine international matches for the Iraqi men's national football team .
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1 June 2017: Iraq - Jordan 1: 0 ( Friendly Match )
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October 5, 2017: Iraq - Jordan 2: 1 ( friendly match )
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18 Feb. 2018: Iraq - Saudi Arabia 4: 1 ( friendly match )
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21 Mar 2018: Iraq - Qatar 2: 3 ( Friendly Match )
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27 Mar 2018: Iraq - Syria 1: 1 ( friendly match )
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May 8, 2018: Iraq - Palestine 0: 0 ( Friendly Match )
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20 Mar 2019: Iraq - Syria 1: 0 ( Friendly Match )
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26th Mar 2019: Iraq - Jordan 3: 2 ( Friendly Match )
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October 10, 2019: Iraq - Hong Kong 2: 0 ( World Cup qualifier )
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Web links
Commons : Basra Sports City - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- 50 companies compete to design sports city in Basra . In: Aswat Al Iraq , September 18, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- Amer Alhakim: Basra governor says US firm to build half billion dollar sports city - federal officials say otherwise , AIPS Media. February 13, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- AFP: Iraq to build 'Sport City' . In: The Strait Times , Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, July 4, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- Press Association: Kansas City firm to build "sports city" in Iraq , NTV. August 21, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009. ( Page no longer available )
- Andrew S. Ross: SF firm to help design Basra soccer stadium . In: San Francisco Chronicle , November 12, 2009, p. D-1. Retrieved December 25, 2009.