Omar Hammadi Stadium
Encyclopedia
Stade Omar Hamadi is a multi-purpose stadium
in Bologhine
, Algiers
, Algeria
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home ground of USM Alger
. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people.
, the stadium's name was changed to its current name, Stade Omar Hammadi. It is very well known for its hot atmosphere as it hosts one of the most popular teams in Algeria (USMAlger), its second largest stand known as (osha) by the locals was closed in 2010 for renovation and is due to re-open sometimes in 2011.
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 Bologhine
Bologhine
Bouloghine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is named after Bologhine ibn Ziri, who founded the city in 944....
, Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. It 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 and is the home ground of USM Alger
USM Alger
Union Sportive Médina d'Alger, , known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is an football club based in the city of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their venue, the Stade Omar Hammadi, has a capacity of some 10,000...
. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people.
History
The stadium was built in 1935 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise. It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène. In 1962, after the independence of AlgeriaAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, the stadium's name was changed to its current name, Stade Omar Hammadi. It is very well known for its hot atmosphere as it hosts one of the most popular teams in Algeria (USMAlger), its second largest stand known as (osha) by the locals was closed in 2010 for renovation and is due to re-open sometimes in 2011.