Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
ملعب الساحر احمد راضي
Full nameAl-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
Former namesAl-Rasheed Stadium, Al-Karkh Stadium
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Coordinates33°19′00″N 44°21′54″E / 33.31667°N 44.36500°E / 33.31667; 44.36500
OwnerAl-Karkh SC
Capacity5,150
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2004, 2017
Tenants
Al-Karkh SC

Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الساحر احمد راضي, lit.'Magician Ahmed Radhi Stadium') is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of al-Karkh SC. The stadium holds 5,150 people.

Etymology

The stadium was originally called al-Mansour Local Administration Stadium and was renamed al-Rasheed Stadium when Al-Rasheed SC took over the ground in 1984. It became known as al-Karkh Stadium after al-Karkh replaced the dissolved al-Rasheed in the top division in 1990.

In June 2020, following the death of former al-Rasheed player Ahmed Radhi, the stadium was renamed al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Ahmed Radi Stadium, goalzz.com
  2. "Al-Karkh Stadium is renamed The Magician Ahmed Radhi Stadium in honour of the late Iraq legend". Soccer Iraq. 25 June 2020.
  3. Ahmed Radhi, légende irakienne, est mort du coronavirus, eurosport.fr


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