Ghazi Stadium
 Aerial view of the stadium in 2013 | |
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| Full name | Ghazi Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | District 16,Kabul,Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′07″N69°11′38″E/ 34.51861°N 69.19389°E |
| Owner | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
| Capacity | 25,000[2] |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1923 |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Renovated | 2011[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Afghanistan national football team Afghanistan women's national football team Afghan Premier League(selected clubs) Kabul Premier League Women Kabul League | |
Ghazi Stadium(Dari:ورزشگاه غازى;Pashto:غازي لوبغالی) is amulti-purpose stadiumlocated southeast of theShahr-e Nawneighborhood inKabul,Afghanistan,across fromChaman-e-HozoriandEidgah Mosque.The stadium is mainly used for localfootballtraining and matches.[3]Nearby are theAfghanistan National Olympic Committee,theAfghanistan Football Federation Stadium,theKabul International Cricket Stadium,and other grounds and facilities for sports.
Ghazi Stadium was built during the reign of KingAmanullah Khanin 1923, who is regarded asGhazi(Hero) for the Afghan victory in theThird Anglo-Afghan Warand gaining independence for his nation after theAnglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919.It was last renovated in 2011.[1]The stadium has the capacity to accommodate 25,000 spectators.
Events
[edit]The first international football event held in Ghazi Stadium was betweenAfghanistanandIranon January 1, 1941, the game was a draw with neither team scoring.[2]In 1963, American musicianDuke Ellingtonheld a concert here as part of his tour sponsored by theUS State Department.[4]
In the year 2000 the stadium was once used by theTaliban governmentas a venue forpublic executionof a convicted murderer.
The stadium has also housed training facilities for the country's national women's boxing team, as documented in the filmThe Boxing Girls of Kabul.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Kabul's Ghazi Stadium Reopens".TOLOnews. 15 December 2011.
- ^abJeong, May (October 15, 2013)."Afghanistan United".Roads & Kingdoms.RetrievedOctober 19,2019.
- ^"Afghan Premier League".APL.
- ^Whitlock, Monica (20 September 2013),When Duke Ellington played Kabul,BBC News
- ^Vlessing, Etan (April 30, 2012)."NFB's 'The Boxing Girls of Kabul' Acquired by In Demand".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved17 January2013.
External links
[edit]- Report from football players in training session at Ghazi Stadium / گزارش ازجریان تمرینات تیم فوتبالonYouTube,Ariana Television Network,December 5, 2021
- Ghazi stadium openingonYouTube,VOA Dari, December 15, 2011
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