Tishreen Stadium

Tishreen Stadium

مَلْعَب تِشْرِين
Location	Damascus, Syria
Coordinates	33°30′20″N 36°17′21″E
Owner	Government of Syria
Operator	General Sports Federation of Syria
Capacity	12,000
Field size	102 m × 67 m (335 ft × 220 ft)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	yes
Opened	1976
Tenants
Al-Shorta SC

Tishreen Stadium (Arabic: مَلْعَب تِشْرِين, romanized: Malʿab Tišrīn) is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home venue of the al-Shorta SC. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 seats.

History

In 1976, the stadium was opened as part of the Tishreen Sports Complex, to host the 5th Pan Arab Games of 1976. The complex covers an area of 6.6 hectares. In addition to the football stadium, the complex also houses an indoor sports hall, indoor swimming pool, 4 outdoor tennis courts, 2 outdoor basketball fields and an athletes' hotel. The headquarters of the Syrian Olympic Committee is also located in the complex.

On 20 February 2013, the Al-Wathba SC player Yussef Sleman was killed in Tishreen Stadium by a mortar shell, struck by the Free Syrian Army, while preparing for a training session.