Hammadi Agrebi Stadium

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Hammadi Agrebi Stadium (Template:Langx), opened as 7 November Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the sports city of Radès, located in Radès, in the southern suburb of the city Tunis. The stadium was established in 2001 to host the 2001 Mediterranean Games. The stadium hosts the matches of the Tunisian national team, Esperance de Tunis and Club Africain.

It is a covered amphitheater that can accommodate 60,000 spectators and covers 13,000 square meters. It includes a main field, 3 sub-stadiums, two warm-up halls, two bright blackboards, an honorary platform that can accommodate 7,000 spectators, and a press stand with 300 offices. The stadium was inaugurated in July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel 1–0. The CS Hammam-Lif player, Anis Ben Chouikha, scored the first goal in the history of the stadium. It also hosted 6 matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations (24 January–14 February 2004), which Tunisia crowned after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 6 July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1–0). Hammadi Agrebi Stadium hosted the largest sporting events in Tunisia, most notably the 2001 Mediterranean Games, in which the Tunisian national team won the gold medal of the football tournament after winning the final match 1–0 over Italy.[1] It also hosted six matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations,[2] which Tunisia won after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match.[3]

Six matches of the final leg of the CAF Champions League were played on the stadium. In 2006, between the CS Sfaxien and the Egyptian Al-Ahly SC, and in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2019, during which it faced Esperance de Tunis, respectively, TP Mazembe, Wydad AC twice and Al-Ahly SC twice. Two matches of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup final were played on the stadium. In 2011 between Club Africain and Maghreb de Fès, in 2013 between CS Sfaxien and TP Mazembe. Two matches of the CAF Super Cup were played on the stadium: the 2008 edition between Étoile du Sahel and CS Sfaxien, and the 2012 edition between Esperance de Tunis and Maghreb de Fès. The French Professional Football League, which wanted to relocate the Trophée des champions between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, announced that the 2010 edition will take place at the stadium on 28 July 2010.

In October 2015, the government of Habib Essid sparked a great controversy and opposition reactions against the backdrop of announcing its intention to mortgage the stadium, before retracting under public pressure. The stadium obtained the first class certificate from the International Athletics Federation, as the stadium most conforms to the standards and specifications in its field. In May 2020, the stadium was ranked tenth in the world, according to a poll by the Spanish newspaper Marca for the most beautiful stadiums in the world, with 14,000 votes.[4] The stadium recorded the largest number of audiences, estimated at sixty thousand spectators, on two occasions, the first in the final match of the 2004 African Cup of Nations between Tunisia and the Morocco, and the second on 22 May 2008 in the match between Club Africain and Espérance Sportive de Zarzis within the framework of the 2007–08 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[5]

Name

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The stadium during a game between the national football teams of Tunisia and Mozambique

When it was built, the stadium was called the 7 November Stadium but, following the 2011 revolution, it took the name of Radès Olympic stadium.[6] On 22 August 2020, following the death of Hammadi Agrebi, the head of government Elyes Fakhfakh announced that he would rename the stadium to his name.[7] This announcement surprises the mayor of Radès who indicates that the municipal council is meeting on 24 August to make a decision.[8] In addition, a decree dated 12 July 2019 stipulates that it is not permitted to give the names of deceased persons to monuments until three years after the date of death.[9]

On 24 August, the Ministry of Local Affairs replied that the stadium was placed under the management of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (not that of the municipality of Radès)[10] and that it did not fall within the framework of the decree of the 12 July 2019,[11] so his name can be changed. A plaque was therefore installed on 1 September with the name of the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi,[12] before being removed. On 21 September, the municipality of Radès files an urgent complaint with the Administrative Court to annul the decision.[13] At the end of 2020, the Tunisian Football Federation,[14] the Confederation of African Football and FIFA use this name,[15] even if the name "Olympic Stadium of Radès"[16] remains common in the media, both Tunisian and foreign.[17]

International tournament matches

2004 African Cup of Nations

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
24 January 2004 19:30 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Rwanda flag alias = Flag of Rwanda.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg flag alias-Gitarama = Flag of Rwanda (January – September 1961).svg flag alias-1961 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg flag alias-1962 = Flag of Rwanda (1961–2001).svg link alias-air force= Rwandan Air Force Rwandan Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

Group A (opening match) 60,000
28 January 2004 16:15 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–0 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Democratic Republic of the Congo shortname alias = DR Congo flag alias = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg flag alias-1960 = Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1963).svg flag alias-1963 = Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1963–1966).svg flag alias-1966 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971).svg flag alias-1997 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2003).svg flag alias-2003 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003–2006).svg link alias-army = Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo link alias-naval = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo link alias-air force = Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo link alias-navy = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo link alias-military = Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant = 2003

}}

Group A 60,000
1 February 2004 14:00 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–1 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Guinea flag alias = Flag of Guinea.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}}

Group A 35,000
7 February 2004 17:00 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Senegal flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team

}}

Quarter-finals 57,000
11 February 2004 16:00 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–1 (5–3 pen.) {{ Template:Yesno alias = Nigeria flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg link alias-army = Nigerian Army flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

Semi-finals 56,000
14 February 2004 14:30 Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Morocco flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

Final 65,000

Tunisia national football team

Events hosting

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Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain line-ups at the 2010 Trophée des Champions.
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Exterior view of the stadium.
Events
Matches

Certificate

The Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium obtains the Class 1 Certificate from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF),[19] which means that it reaches the best standards and specifications in its field.[20] It is one of the best stadiums in North Africa and one of the most beautiful stadiums on the African continent and in the Arab world.[21]Template:Opinion

See also

References

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