Ghazi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. It was built during the reign of King Amanullah Khan

Amanullah Khan

Amanullah Khan was the King of the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, first as Amir and after 1926 as Shah. He led Afghanistan to independence over its foreign affairs from the United Kingdom, and his rule was marked by dramatic political and social change...

 in 1923, who was regarded as Ghazi (Hero) for winning the war with British

Third Anglo-Afghan War

The Third Anglo-Afghan War began on 6 May 1919 and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. It was a minor tactical victory for the British. For the British, the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the political boundary between the Emirate of Afghanistan and British India and the Afghans agreed not to...

 and gaining independence of his nation. The stadium holds 25,000 people.

The proposed construction of a new national stadium to be completed for the 2013/2014 season will cost 25 million euros. The stadium is under renovation and new seats will be installed in spring 2011 which will make it prepared for bigger sport events.

Events

The first international match played inside Ghazi Stadium was a football (soccer) match between Afghanistan

Afghanistan national football team

The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. The national team was founded in 1922 that joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954...

 and Iran

Iran national football team

The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

 on January 1, 1941, the game was a draw with neither team scoring.

During the late 1990s the stadium was used as a venue for public executions by the Taliban government. The stadium is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches between teams from different provinces of the country as well as neighboring countries.

Tenants

• Afghanistan national football team
  Afghanistan national football team
  The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. The national team was founded in 1922 that joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954...
  
  
• Kabul Bank F.C.
• Seramiasht F.C.
  Seramiasht F.C.
  Seramiasht F.C. is a football team from Afghanistan. They play in the Afghan Premier League. The club has never been league champion or won the national cup.-Squad 2010–11:-References:*...
  
  
• Javan Azadi Kabul F.C.
• Hakim Sanayi Kabul F.C.
• Maiwand Kabul F.C.