March 28th Stadium
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The stadium in June 2007 | |
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Coordinates | 32 ° 6 '6.5 " N , 20 ° 4' 20.7" E |
demolition | 2009 |
surface | Natural grass |
capacity | 55,000 |
playing area | 107 m × 72 m |
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The March 28th Stadium ( Arabic ملعب 28 مارس) is a stadium in Benghazi , Libya .
The Libyan soccer first division club Al-Ahly Benghazi plays its home games in this stadium. The stadium holds 55,000 spectators, making it the second largest in Libya after the June 11th Stadium in Tripoli .
The stadium was named after March 28, 1952, when Libya joined the Arab League , which was founded in 1945 .
The stadium was the venue for seven games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations , including a semi-final.
Web links
Commons : Stadium of March 28th - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files