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Full name | 20 August 1955 Stadium |
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Location | Place 1er Novembre Béchar, Algeria |
Owner | OPOW de Béchar |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Opened | 1953 |
Renovated | 2012,2013 |
Expanded | 2011 |
Tenants | |
JS Saoura |
The 20 August 1955 Stadium ( Arabic: ملعب 20 أوت 1955, French: Stade du 20 Août 1955) is a multi-use stadium in Béchar, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of JS Saoura. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators after extension. [1] The stadium was renovated several times, with the pitch being upgraded to synthetic turf in 2017. [2] It has also been renovated in order to handle hosting international competitions. [3]
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