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 Interactive map of Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex | |
| Location | Rabat,Morocco |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′34″N6°53′19″W / 33.95944°N 6.88861°W /33.95944; -6.88861 |
| Owner | City ofRabat |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Record attendance | 80,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1980 |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Renovated | 2000, 2014 |
| Closed | 2023 |
| Demolished | 2023 |
| Rebuilt | Replaced by the newPrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
| Tenants | |
| AS FAR (1983–2023) Morocco national football team (1983–2023) | |
Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex(Arabic:المجمع الرياضي الأمير مولاي عبد الله) was a football stadium inRabat, Morocco. It was named afterPrince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco, It was the home ofAS FAR.
The stadium was constructed by a Chinese company when the ground was first broke in 1980 and was built over three years being completed in 1983. It was the home ground ofAS FAR and used mostly forfootball matches. It also staged athletics. The stadium had a capacity of 50,000 people.[1][2]
From 2008 to 2023, it hosted theMeeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. It was a confirmed venue for the2015 Africa Cup of Nations until Morocco was stripped of its hosting rights. Morocco asked for theAfrica Cup of Nations to be postponed because of fear of the Ebola pandemic that was affecting several African countries at the time.
The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was also a venue for the2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
It was also used as the opening and closing ceremony venue for the2019 African Games afterMalabo,Equatorial Guinea withdrew its rights to host the African Games.
Anew stadium is being built after the original from 1983 was demolished in August 2023. The venue currently under construction on the same site will be one of the venues for the2025 Africa Cup of Nations after Guinea was stripped of its hosting rights. The new venue is also planned to be one of the host stadiums for the2030 FIFA World Cup which Morocco will co-host along with Portugal and Spain.[3][4]
The stadium hosted the following international events:
| Preceded by | African Games Venue 2019 | Succeeded by current |
