Omar Hamadi Stadium
Omar Hamadi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب عمر حمّادي) 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 17,500 people.[3]
Bologhine | |
Omar Hamadi Stadium from Notre-Dame d'Afrique in 2017 | |
| Full name | Stade Omar-Hamadi |
|---|---|
| Former names | Stade Roger Lapergue (1919–1921) Stade de Saint-Eugène (1921–1962)[1] |
| Location | Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36°48′04″N 3°02′53″E / 36.801055°N 3.048111°E |
| Operator | APC Bologhine |
| Capacity | 17,500[2] |
| Field size | 100 m × 60 m |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 19 January 1919 |
| Renovated | 2000 |
| Tenants | |
| USM Alger | |
History Edit
The stadium was built in 1919 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise.[4] It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène.
In 1957, the third platform will be built, consisting of two superimposed stands on the south side, arched and connecting the two original stands, this new platform will give a modern look at the municipal stadium.
After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the stage of St. Eugene will be called Bologhine new name for the town.
The upper gallery of the stadium was severely damaged at the piers during the 1980 El Asnam earthquake (currently Chlef) and has since remained off limits to the public and eventually – after endless work – being demolished in 2003.
In 1998, Bologhine stadium was renamed Omar Hamadi, a former leader of the club and revolutionary (he was sentenced to death during his country's war of independence) and who was killed along with his two son at Bouzareah (Algiers) by a terrorist group in 1995.[5][6]
In 2000 a new stand was built to expand the home stadium capacity, and spent 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, USM Alger club that holds the concession for the stadium has also invested in the development of infrastructure necessary for recovery and training for players: sauna, gym and restaurant.
External links Edit
- StadiumDB page
- stade bologhine usmalger
References Edit
- ^ "L'Echo d'Alger : Journal républicain du matin". 31 October 1921.
- ^ https://www.besoccer.com/stadium/stade-omar-hamadi-de-bologhine-1601
- ^ https://www.besoccer.com/stadium/stade-omar-hamadi-de-bologhine-1601
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Le fils Hamadi en visite au stade Omar-Hamadi". djazairess.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "YACEF SAADI et son coïnculpé Hamadi Omar ont été condamnés à mort". lemonde.fr. 27 June 1958. Retrieved 11 December 2021.