# Stade Cardinal Malula

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{{Short description|Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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| name                = Stade Cardinal Malula
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| fullname            = Stade Cardinal Malula
| location            = {{Flagicon|COD}} [Kinshasa](/source/Kinshasa), [Congo DR](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
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| opened              = 1937
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| former_names        = Stade du 24 Novembre <br> Stade Reine Astrid
| tenants             = [AS Dragons](/source/AS_Dragons_(Kinshasa))
| seating_capacity    = 24,000
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'''Stade Cardinal Malula''', formerly known as '''Stade 24 Novembre''' and before  '''Stade Reine Astrid''',  is a stadium located in [Kinshasa](/source/Kinshasa), [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo).  It opened in 1937 and serves as the home of [AS Dragons](/source/AS_Dragons_(Kinshasa)).

It is currently named in honor of [Joseph Malula](/source/Joseph_Malula), Archbishop of Kinshasa  from 1964 to his death in 1989. It was before named of the date [Mobutu Sese Seko](/source/Mobutu_Sese_Seko) seized power in the country in 1965 and previously named after [Astrid of Sweden](/source/Astrid_of_Sweden), Queen consort of the Belgians, when Congo was a [Belgian colony](/source/Belgian_Congo).

==External links==
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*[https://cafe.daum.net/stade/Dlwn/24 Photos] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade]
*[http://www.sportscongoweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2 Stadium information]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Kinshasa
Category:Sport in Kinshasa
Category:Football venues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Sports venues completed in 1937
Category:1937 establishments in the Belgian Congo
Category:Lukunga District

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