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{{short description|Football stadium in Annaba, Algeria}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = 19 May 1956 Stadium
| nickname = Annaba Stadium
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| image = Annaba Stadium.jpg
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| fullname = 19 May 1956 Stadium
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| location = [[Annaba]], [[Algeria]]
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| built = 1987
| opened = {{Start date|1987|7|10}}
| renovated = 2022
| surface = [[FLexGrass Hybrid grass]]
| scoreboard = Yes
| capacity = 56,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pressecotedivoire.ci/article/4182-le-stade-olympique-debimpe-integre-le-top-10-des-grands-stades-en-afrique|title=Le stade olympique d'Ebimpé intègre le top 10 des grands stades en Afrique|website=pressecotedivoire.ci}}</ref>
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'''19 May 1956 Stadium''' ({{Langx|ar|ملعب 19 ماي 1956}}), or simply '''May 19th Stadium''' is a [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] located in [[Annaba]], [[Algeria]].The stadium has a capacity of 56,000 and is all-seated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=انطلاق اشغال اعادة تهيئة ملعب عنابة خلال شهر ماي القادم|url=http://www.unafonline.org/ar/%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d9%84/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=UNAF: Union Nord Africaine de Football|language=ar}}</ref> It is currently used on a regular basis by football club [[USM Annaba]] who play in the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2]]. It is also occasionally used by the [[Algeria national football team]].

==History==
On June 10, 1987, the stadium was inaugurated with a match between the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian national football team]] and [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lebuteur.com/en/actualites/annaba-le-jardin-prefere-des-verts|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326222500/http://www.lebuteur.com/en/actualites/annaba-le-jardin-prefere-des-verts|url-status=dead|title=Annaba, le jardin préféré des Verts|archivedate=March 26, 2011}}</ref> Sudanese international Kamel Mohammed was the first person to score in the stadium, scoring in the 15th minute of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1656.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922192002/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1656.php|url-status=dead|title=Algérie 3-1 Soudan|archivedate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> The first [[Algeria]]n to score in the stadium was [[Djamel Menad]], who scored in the 85th minute of the same game. Algeria won the game 3–1. The stadium hosted several matches during the [[1990 African Cup of Nations]].

The most recent game played there was Algeria's 1–0 win over Morocco during the 2012 African Cup of Nations Qualification, with the only goal being scored by Hassan Yebda from the penalty spot. It was the only victory during Benchika's reign as the Algerian manager, and it was done before a sell-out crowd.

On March 5, 2012, Mohamed Raouraoua, the president of the FAF in Algeria, stated that the stadium might become the official stadium for the CAF U-20 tournament which will be played in Algeria.

==Tenants and events==
===2022 African Nations Championship===
the stadium was one of four stadiums that have been appointed to host the [[2022 African Nations Championship]],  it hosted 5 games in [[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]] and one game in [[2022 African Nations Championship Group A|Group A]] and one game in the [[2022 African Nations Championship knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]], this was the first major international competition that this stadium hosted since the [[1990 African Cup of Nations]].

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Date
!Local time
!Team No. 1
!Result
!Team No. 2
!Round
|-
|14 January 2023||17:00|| {{fb|DRC}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 || {{fb|UGA}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]]
|-
|14 January 2023||20:00|| {{fb|CIV}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fb|SEN}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]]
|-
|18 January 2023||17:00|| {{fb|DRC}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 || {{fb|CIV}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]]
|-
|18 January 2023||20:00|| {{fb|SEN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fb|UGA}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]]
|-
|21 January 2023||20:00|| {{fb|LBY}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || {{fb|ETH}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group A|Group A]]
|-
|22 January 2023||20:00|| {{fb|SEN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fb|DRC}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship Group B|Group B]]
|-
|27 January 2023||20:00|| {{fb|SEN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fb|MTN}} ||[[2022 African Nations Championship knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Association football}}
*[[List of football stadiums in Algeria]]
*[[List of African stadiums by capacity]]
*[[List of association football stadiums by capacity]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Football venues in Algeria|19 Mai]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Annaba]]
[[Category:History of Annaba]]

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