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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Casablanca, Morocco}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Mohammed V Stadium
| native_name = ملعب محمد الخامس
| native_name_lang = ar
| nickname = 
| image = [[File:Mohammed_V_stadium.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Aerial view
| location = Rue al-Azrak Ahmed, [[Maârif]], [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]
| broke_ground = 
| opened = 6 March 1955<ref name="DC">{{cite web|language=Japanese|website=Daum Cafe|url=https://cafe.daum.net/stade/5BHw|title=세계의 주요 경기장 {{!}} MOROCCO (MAROC)|trans-title=Major Stadiums of the World {{!}} MOROCCO (MAROC)|access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Casablanca|The City of Casablanca]]
| operator = 
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = 
| architect = 
| former_names = {{ubl|Stade Marcel Cerdan (1955–1956)|Stade d'Honneur (1956–1981)}}
| tenants = {{ubl|[[Raja CA|Raja Casablanca]] (1955&ndash;present)|[[Wydad AC|Wydad Casablanca]] (1955&ndash;present)|[[Morocco national football team]]}}
| capacity = 45,000<ref>https://www.stadiumguide.com/stade-mohammed-v/</ref>
| dimensions = 105 m × 68 m
| renovated = 1981, 2000, 2007, July 2015
| record_attendance = 110,000 {{ubl|[[Casablanca derby]] (1997)|Morocco vs [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] (1997)|Morocco v [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]}}
}}

The '''Mohammed V Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|ملعب محمد الخامس}})<ref>{{Cite web|last=Panja|first=Tariq|date=16 January 2018|title=Morocco Wants to Host the World Cup. Just Don't Ask for Any Details.|language=en-US|website=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/sports/soccer/world-cup-morocco-2026.html|access-date=29 February 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Morocco Submits Bid to Host CAF Club Competitions Finals|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/02/294067/morocco-submits-bid-to-host-caf-club-competitions-finals/|last=Hatim|first=Yahia|date=19 February 2020|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] which is named after [[Mohammed V of Morocco|King Mohammed V]] and situated at the heart of [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]], in the western part of the [[Maârif]] neighborhood. The stadium has a [[seating capacity]] of 45,000 and it is the oldest and largest football stadium in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kisab |first=Youssef |date=6 June 2017 |title=Information about the capacity |url=https://www.ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625233038/https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3 |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=6 June 2017 |website=ary.wikipedia.org |publisher=Youssef Kisab}}</ref>

It primarily hosts [[association football]] matches, serving as the home ground of the [[Morocco national football team]] and [[sports rivalry|local rival]] [[football team|football clubs]] [[Wydad AC]] and [[Raja CA]]. In 1997, the stadium set a record of attendance of 110,000 during the [[Casablanca derby|Casablanca football derby]] and a match between the Moroccan national team against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. The same record attendance was repeated during Morocco's match against Argentina in 2004.<ref name="StDb">{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/mar/stade_mohammed_v|title=Stade Mohammed V|website=Stadium Database|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Stade d'honneur Maroc en 1961.jpg|thumb|left|The stadium at the 1961 [[Pan-Arab Games]]]]
[[File:Stadium MedV.png|300px|right|thumb|The "Magana Stand"]]
On March 6, 1955, the stadium was inaugurated under the name {{Lang|fr|Stade Marcel Cerdan}} in honour of the [[Marcel Cerdan|French boxer]], with a capacity of 30,000. The following year, after the independence of Morocco, it took the name of {{Lang|fr|Stade d'Honneur}}.<ref name="SK">{{Cite web|title=Stade Mohammed V|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/stade-mohammed-v|access-date=11 October 2020|website=[[Sportskeeda]]}}</ref> This stadium witnessed [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] qualify for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], which was their first ever [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].

At the end of the 1970s, in preparation for the [[1983 Mediterranean Games]] which were held in Casablanca, the stadium was closed for a major renovation; with an increase of the seating capacity, installation of an electronic scoreboard and construction of a 12,000-capacity indoor gymnasium and a 3,000-capacity Olympic-sized swimming pool around the stadium. It reopened in 1981 under its current name, Stade Mohammed V.<ref name="SK" />

Today, the complex has the stadium itself, the gymnasium, the swimming pool, a 650 m<sup>2</sup> media centre, a conference room, a meeting room, a care centre, and an anti-doping centre.<ref name="SK" />

Stade Mohammed V is located right in the centre of Casablanca. The [[Mohammed V International Airport|international airport in Casablanca]], also named after Mohammed V, is 25 kilometres from the stadium and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.

In the 2006–07 season, the stadium was renovated again with the inclusion of a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard. It reopened in April 2007.

A reform agreement was signed in 2015 between the [[Ministry of Youth and Sports (Morocco)|Ministry of Youth and Sports]], [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]], the [[Casablanca]] City Council and the Ministry of the Interior, allocating a budget of 220 million Moroccan dirhams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ملعب محمد الخامس.. تاريخ "إصلاح الإصلاح" |url=https://snrtnews.com/article/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=SNRTnews |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=mourid |first=alakhbar |date=2022-05-03 |title=قصة "دونور" من ملعب "مارسيل سيردان" إلى "ستاد دونور" إلى مركب "محمد الخامس" |url=https://www.alakhbar.press.ma/قصة-دونور-من-ملعب-مارسيل-سيردان-إل-172063.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=الأخبار جريدة إلكترونية مغربية مستقلة |language=ar}}</ref>

This amount was mainly allocated to rehabilitate the stadium to meet international standards, such as the quality of the chairs, grass and other equipment of the other facilities, including the electronic clock, clothing stores, rest areas, the press platform and the corridors, in addition to repairs in its surroundings.

Currently, Mohammed V Stadium is built on an area of 12 hectares (12,262 square metres), and is considered a masterpiece of Moroccan sports, as it accommodates about 80,000 spectators and includes a large sports hall containing 12,000 seats, and includes facilities for many sports, such as [[basketball]], [[handball]], [[volleyball]], [[gymnastics]], and [[boxing]], and an Olympic [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] pool.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-29 |title=ملعب محمد الخامس.. صرح شاهد على أمجاد الكرة المغربية |url=https://al-ain.com/article/mohammed-v-sports-complex-morocco-football |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=العين الإخبارية |language=ar}}</ref>

In July, it was announced that the Mohammed-V Stadium was among the six stadiums which would benefit from a rehabilitation program with a view to the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]]. This vast project which will be carried out by SONARGES includes the removal of the athletics track and an extension of the stands in order to bring it into compliance with [[FIFA]] standards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renovation of the Casablanca stadium. Why is Sonarges in "Honor"? |url=https://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/renovation-stade-casablanca-pourquoi-sonarges-est-elle-lhonneur |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Le stade Mohammed-V de Casablanca fermera ses portes pour "rénovations" durant la saison prochaine |url=https://telquel.ma/instant-t/2023/07/18/le-stade-mohammed-v-de-casablanca-fermera-ses-portes-pour-renovations-durant-la-saison-prochaine_1822126/?fbrefresh=7 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Telquel.ma |language=fr}}</ref>

Mohammed V Stadium is set to make history for hosting the first-ever [[African Football League]] final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Casablanca's iconic Stade Mohamed V ready to create historic new African Football League chapter as it hosts tournament's first final: Wydad and Mamelodi Sundowns |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/casablanca-s-iconic-stade-mohamed-v-ready-to-create-historic-new-african-football-league-chapter-as-it-hosts-tournament-s-first-final-wydad-and-mamelodi-sundowns/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=CAF |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 1 November 2023, Abdel Latif Naciri, Vice President of the Casablanca Community Council, confirmed that Mohammed V Stadium will undergo a rehabilitation process immediately after the end of the African League competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=These are the changes to the Donor and Moulay Rachid stadiums. |url=https://www.hespress.com/%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF-1258173.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref>

==Usage==
=== Matches ===
{| class="wikitable"
!|Date
!|Team #1
!| Result
!|Team #2
!| Competition
|-
| 6 October 1985 || rowspan="4" align="right" | {{fb|MAR}}|| align="center" | 3–0 || {{fb|LBY}}|| [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 10 October 1993 || align="center" | 1–0 || {{fb|ZAM}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 28 April 2004 || align="center" | 0–1 || {{fb|ARG}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 29 March 2022 || align="center" | 4–1 || {{fb|DRC}} || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

=== International events ===
The stadium hosted the following international events:
* [[1983 Mediterranean Games]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Casablanca 1983 |url=https://www.70yearsmg.com/games/casablanca-1983/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=70 Years Mediterranean Games |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1983 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth#Final|1983 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palestine Cup for Youth 1983 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pales-youth83.html |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[1988 African Cup of Nations#Final|1988 African Cup of Nations final]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Nations Cup 1988 - Final Tournament Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/88a-det.html |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[1998 CAF Super Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=السوبر الأفريقي - الرجاء سيء الحظ أمام التونسيين وذكرى 98 تطارده {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A---%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89-98-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87/1bgqfebj19hhd1jp5gqtne2knq |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 1997 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup97.html#sc |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[2000 CAF Super Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 1999 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup99.html#sc |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships]]
* [[2017 CAF Champions League Final]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wydad Casablanca na African Champion! |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/media-41870937 |access-date=2022-09-21}}</ref>
* [[2018 CAF Super Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2017 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2017.html#sc |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-24 |title=Wydad beat Mazembe to win CAF Super Cup |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/morocco/story/3396449/caf-super-cup-wydad-casablanca-beat-tout-puissant-mazembe |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2018 African Nations Championship Final]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kasraoui |first=Safaa |title=Countdown to African Nations Championship 2018 Begins |work=Morocco World News |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/01/238268/morocco-mauritania-african-nations-championship-chan-2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=It's Nigeria against Morocco in fifth CHAN final {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-bh/news/its-nigeria-against-morocco-in-fifth-chan-final/ntf8cu0jxlke1d4585b07lpmy |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
* [[2021 CAF Champions League Final]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaizer Chiefs stuck in Morocco after losing to Al Ahly in the Caf Champions League final {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-cm/news/kaizer-chiefs-stuck-in-morocco-after-losing-to-al-ahly-in/sjfm7i9atyr817zb95olwkyyq |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dumpis |first=Toms |title=South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs Fly to Morocco for CAF Champions League |work=Morocco World News |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/07/343425/south-africas-kaizer-chiefs-fly-to-morocco-for-caf-champions-league}}</ref> 
* [[2022 CAF Champions League Final]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=Casablanca: The theater of dreams for the 2021-22 TotalEnergies Champions League final {{!}} Total CAF Champions League 2022/23 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-caf-champions-league/news/casablanca-the-theater-of-dreams-for-the-2021-22-totalenergies-champions-league- |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco to host 2022 Caf Champions League final {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-bh/news/morocco-to-host-2022-caf-champions-league-final/blt212fa8c9b9709c07 |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
* [[2023 CAF Champions League final|2023 CAF Champions League final Second leg]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=African football royalty unites in Casablanca for one last dance in the TotalEnergies CAF CL final {{!}} Total CAF Champions League 2022/23 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-caf-champions-league/2022/news/african-football-royalty-unites-in-casablanca-for-one-last-dance-in-the-totalene |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2023 African Football League final|2023 African Football League final first leg]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Casablanca's iconic Stade Mohamed V ready to create historic new African Football League chapter as it hosts tournament's first final: Wydad and Mamelodi Sundowns |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/casablanca-s-iconic-stade-mohamed-v-ready-to-create-historic-new-african-football-league-chapter-as-it-hosts-tournament-s-first-final-wydad-and-mamelodi-sundowns/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=CAF |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/schedule-results/|website=cafonline.com|title=Calendar|access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>

== Incident ==
*On 21 March 2016, Two people were killed in a fight among [[Raja CA]] fans during a match against [[Chabab Rif Al Hoceima]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fans die after fighting in Morocco |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35864106 |access-date=2023-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2016-03-20 |title=Two dead and 49 injured after violent clashes during Raja Casablanca match |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/20/two-dead-49-injured-violent-clashes-raja-casablanca |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*On 29 April 2023, A 29 year old woman died near the stadium during the [[2022–23 CAF Champions League knockout stage|2022–23 CAF Champions League quarter-final]] between Raja CA and [[Al Ahly SC]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-29 |title=29-year-old woman dies near stadium during Raja and Al-Ahly game due to a heartache|url=https://en.hespress.com/63153-29-year-old-raja-fan-dies-near-stadium-during-raja-and-al-ahly-game.html |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-04-30 |title=Fan dies as crowd trouble mars two CAF Champions League quarter finals |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/30/fan-dies-as-crowd-trouble-mars-two-caf-champions-league-quarter-finals |access-date=2023-04-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of African stadiums by capacity]]
*[[List of football stadiums in Morocco]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616113444/http://www.elheddaf.com/competition/stades?competition_id=536 Stadium profile and photos] at ''World Stadiums''
*[https://cafe.daum.net/stade/5BHw/26 Stadium profile and photos] at ''Daum Cafe''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015092334/http://fussballtempel.net/caf/MAR/Mohammed_V.html Stadium profile and photos] at ''Fussball Tempel''
*[https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3]

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 | before = [[Cairo International Stadium]] <br />[[Cairo]]
 | after = [[Stade 5 Juillet 1962|Stade 5 Juillet]] <br/> [[Algiers]]
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