Ghazi stadium
| Ghazi stadium | |
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| ورزشگاه غازی غازی لوبغالی |
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| Ghazi Stadium: re-opening ceremony 2002 | |
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Olympic stadium |
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 Kabul , Afghanistan
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 31 '6.7 " N , 69 ° 11' 37.4" E |
| owner | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
| opening | 1923 |
| Renovations | 1996, 2002, 2011 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 25,000 seats |
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The Ghazi Stadium ( Pashto :غازي لوبغالي; Dari :غازى ستديوم) is a multifunctional and the national stadium of Afghanistan in Kabul . The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and is currently used primarily for football matches , but also for concerts and celebrations. A buzkaschi game traditionally takes place at the end of October .
The Ghazi Stadium was built and opened in 1923 and renovated in March 2002. The first international football match in this stadium took place on January 1, 1941 between Afghanistan and Iran and ended 0-0. During the Taliban regime, the stadium was used for public executions, mutilations and torture.
Web links
Commons : Ghazi Stadium - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- FootballFans.eu: Ghazi Stadium
- Soccerway: Ghazi Stadium
- Stadium Database: Ghazi Stadium
- World Stadiums: Stadiums in Afghanistan (picture)
- Sabine Haase: Afghanistan
Individual evidence
- ^ Sabine Haase: Afghanistan ; there the paragraph "The Sport".
- ↑ Normalcy Returns to Afghanistan ( Memento of 30 November 2006 at the Internet Archive ); Voice of America editorial on March 18, 2003