Location Karbala, Iraq Built 2013-Present Main contractors Abdullah Al-Jaburi Opened 12 May 2016 | Surface Track & Field (Grass) Services engineer Abdullah Al-Jaburi Capacity 30,000 Construction cost 100 million USD | |
Full name Karbala Sports City Stadium Owner Federal government of Iraq Similar Baghdad Zoo, Baghdadi Museum, Imam Husayn Shrine, National Museum of Iraq, Hanging Gardens of Babylon | ||
Overview
Its construction was started on January 2013 and it's currently under construction. The city is being funded by the government of Iraq with a budget spending of $100 million, contributed to contain main stadium with capacity of 30,000 people, and other sports related facilities.
The contract of this project was given to Abdullah Al-Jaburi, a major Iraqi construction contractor.
Opening
The stadium was opened on the 12th of May 2016. The opening game was between the Karbala National Team and the 2007 Asian Cup winners Iraq National Team. The game ended in 0-0 and it was visited by more than the capacity actually holds.
The stadium will host games of Karbalaa FC in the 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League
References
Karbala Sports City Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA