Ammo Baba Stadium

Ammo Baba Stadium
ملعب عمو بابا الدولي

Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Coordinates	33°28′17.2″N 44°22′24.7″E
Owner	Ministry of Youth and Sports
Capacity	31,200
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Construction
Broke ground	30 December 2012
Construction cost	$ 100 million USD
Architect	Javier Garcia Alda[1]
Main contractors	TriArena

Ammo Baba Stadium (Arabic: ملعب عمو بابا, romanized: Malʿab ʿemw bābā), previously known as Al Rusafa Stadium, is a football stadium that is currently under construction in Baghdad, Iraq. It will have a capacity of 31,200 spectators and will cost approximately 100 million USD funded entirely by the Iraqi government.^[2] By 2022, the stadium was at 62% completion.^[3]

In early 2017, the stadium was renamed after Ammo Baba, a famous Iraqi player and manager of the 20th century.^[4]

Design

The project involves the construction of a stadium covering an area of 41,500 m² and a built-up area of 17,000 m² with 31,200 seats for the main stadium, including two training pitches with a capacity of 2,000 spectators and 500 spectators respectively.^[5] Other related facilities are planned, including a 4-star hotel and 2,900 parking places.^[6]

See also

• List of football stadiums in Iraq

References

1. "Al Russafa Stadium". archello.com. 5 December 2021.
2. "Ammo Baba Stadium". Stadium Database. 5 December 2021.
3. المدى, جريدة (31 July 2022). "إنجاز 62 % من ملعب عمو بابا في الرصافة". Almada Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
4. "الشباب والرياضة تطلق اسم عمو بابا على ملعب الرصافة". hathalyoum.net. 5 December 2021.
5. "Football Stadium with accessories in Al Rusafa – BAGHDAD". jepa.gr. 5 December 2021.
6. "Al Russafa stadium". architectmagazine.com. 5 December 2021.