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Location | Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq |
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Coordinates | 30°54′12″N 46°27′09″E / 30.90333°N 46.45250°E |
Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports (Iraq) |
Capacity | 5,000 [2] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Built | 2013-2015 |
Opened | 1 March 2015 [1] |
Construction cost | $7.5 Million |
Tenants | |
Al-Forat FC Suq Al-Shuyukh FC |
Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium (Arabic: ملعب سوق الشيوخ) is a multi-use stadium in Dhi Qar Governorate, [3] Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Forat FC and Suq Al-Shuyukh FC. The stadium holds 5,000 people. Its construction cost approximately 7.5 million USD.
The stadium was inaugurated on 1 March 2015 by former Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul-Hussein Abtaan. [4] The opening match was between Al-Forat FC and Al-Nasiriya FC who won 1–0. [5]