Latakia Municipal Stadium

{{short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria}} {{Infobox venue | name = Latakia Municipal Stadium | nickname = | image = 250px|center | fullname = | location = Latakia, Syria | coordinates = {{coord|35.5277|35.7852|type:landmark_region:SY|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | opened = 1978 | renovated = 2004 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Government of Syria | operator = Ministry of Sports and Youth | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = Tishreen SC<br/>Hutteen SC<br/>Tadamon SC (formerly) | seating_capacity = 28,000 | dimensions = | scoreboard = }}

'''Latakia Municipal Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|‎الملعب البلدي}}) is a multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9/2056-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 |title=Sports facilities in Latakia |access-date=2014-06-30 |archive-date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128092304/http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9/2056-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium was opened in 1978 and completely renovated in 2004. It is home to Syrian Premier League football clubs Hutteen SC and Tishreen SC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=236374|title=Mass gathering at al-Basel stadium in Lattakia in celebration of Dr. Bashar al-Assad winning post of the president|publisher=SANA|date=3 June 2021|access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>

The stadium was home to the final match of the football competition at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.<ref name="football_book">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames87.html Mediterranean Games 1987 (Latakia)] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> Until the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the Stadium was named ''Al-Assad Stadium''.

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Category:Football venues in Syria Category:Buildings and structures in Latakia Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Syria Category:Sport in Latakia Category:Sports venues completed in 1978 Category:1978 establishments in Syria