19 May 1956 Stadium
Template:Short description Template:Infobox stadium
19 May 1956 Stadium (Template:Langx), or simply May 19th Stadium is a football stadium located in Annaba, Algeria.The stadium has a capacity of 56,000 and is all-seated.[1] 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 Algerian national football team and Sudan.[2] Sudanese international Kamel Mohammed was the first person to score in the stadium, scoring in the 15th minute of the game.[3] The first Algerian 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 Group B and one game in Group A and one game in the quarter-finals, this was the first major international competition that this stadium hosted since the 1990 African Cup of Nations.
| Date | Local time | Team No. 1 | Result | Team No. 2 | Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2023 | 17:00 | Template:Country data DRC | 0–0 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uganda | flag alias = Flag of Uganda.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg | flag alias-1962 = Flag of Uganda 1962.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Uganda People's Defence Force | Ugandan Land Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg | Ugandan Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} ||Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 January 2023 | 20:00 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Ivory Coast | flag alias = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (WFB 2009).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire (2004 World Factbook).gif | size = | variant = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{ Template:Yesno |
alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 January 2023 | 17:00 | Template:Country data DRC | 0–0 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Ivory Coast | flag alias = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (WFB 2009).gif | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire (2004 World Factbook).gif | size = | variant = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 January 2023 | 20:00 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{ Template:Yesno |
alias = Uganda | flag alias = Flag of Uganda.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg | flag alias-1962 = Flag of Uganda 1962.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Uganda People's Defence Force | Ugandan Land Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg | Ugandan Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} ||Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 January 2023 | 20:00 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Libya | flag alias = Flag of Libya.svg | flag alias-1864 = Flag of Vilayet-i Trablusgarp.svg | flag alias-1911 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Cyrenaica.svg | flag alias-1951 = Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg | flag alias-1969 = Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg | flag alias-1972 = Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg | flag alias-1977 = Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg | flag alias-transition = Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Libyan Air Force.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Libya.svg | flag alias-naval-1977 = Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Libyan Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Libyan Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg | link alias-military = Libyan National Army | link alias-army= Libyan Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Libyan Air Force | link alias-naval = Libyan Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || {{ Template:Yesno |
alias = Ethiopia | flag alias = Flag of Ethiopia.svg | flag alias-1897 = Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg | flag alias-1975 = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg | flag alias-1975-state = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg | flag alias-1987 = Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg | flag alias-1996 = Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of Ethiopia (2-3).svg | link alias-naval = Ethiopian Navy | link alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force | flag alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg | link alias-army = Ethiopian Army | flag alias-navy = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg | link alias-navy = Ethiopian Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg | link alias-military = Ethiopian National Defense Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} ||Group A |
| 22 January 2023 | 20:00 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || Template:Country data DRC ||Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 January 2023 | 20:00 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Senegal | flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg | link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{ Template:Yesno |
alias = Mauritania | flag alias = Flag of Mauritania.svg | flag alias-1959=Flag of Mauritania (1959–2017).svg | link alias-naval = Mauritanian Navy | link alias-air force= Mauritania Islamic Air Force | link alias-navy = Mauritanian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} ||Quarter-finals |
See also
Script error: No such module "Portal".
- List of football stadiums in Algeria
- List of African stadiums by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by capacity
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".