 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 /34.51861; 69.19389 |
| Owner | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
| Capacity | 25,000[2] |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1923; 102 years ago (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 stadium located southeast of theShahr-e Naw neighborhood inKabul,Afghanistan, across fromChaman-e-Hozori andEidgah Mosque. The stadium is mainly used for localfootball training 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 Khan in 1923, who is regarded asGhazi (Hero) for the Afghan victory in theThird Anglo-Afghan War and 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.
The first international football event held in Ghazi Stadium was betweenAfghanistan andIran on January 1, 1941, the game was a draw with neither team scoring.[2] In 1963, American musicianDuke Ellington held 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 government as a venue forpublic execution of 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]
