Karbala International Stadium ( Arabic : ملعب كربلاء الدولي ) is the largest sports stadium in the city of Karbala and the middle-Euphrates area. It can accommodate more than 30 thousand spectators and was opened on 12 May 2016.
6-554: Karbala International Stadium's construction started in January 2013 and the construction was at an overall cost of $ 100,000,000 funded by the government of Iraq. It is a grass surfaced football (soccer) arena with a total area of 34,000m . It can seat up to 30,000 spectators and has other sports-related facilities. The height of the roof raises to about 35 metres. The stadium does not have an athletics track, allowing spectators to enjoy an optimal visual experience. The outer facade of
12-650: The Battle of Karbala . The battle took place on Friday Muharram 10, in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 CE ) in Karbala , situated in present-day Iraq . The battle was between Yazid 's army from Syria reinforced by troops from Kufa, and the caravan of families and companions of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet , Muhammad . It is claimed that 72 males (including Husayn's 6 months old son) of Husayn's companions were killed by
18-605: The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship final, marking the comeback of the continental tournaments on Iraqi soil. This article about an Iraqi sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of casualties in Husayn%27s army at the Battle of Karbala This article contains the list of casualties of Husayn ibn Ali 's relatives and companions in
24-626: The forces of Yazid I. The following is a list of casualties of Husayn ibn Ali's companions in Battle of Karbala. These people were descendants of Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and members of Banu Hashim who died in the Battle of Karbala. The following were sons of Hussein AS: The following were sons of Ali : The following were sons of Hasan ibn Ali (an elder brother of Husayn ibn Ali): The following were sons of Abbas ibn Ali (a brother of Husayn ibn Ali): The following were descendants of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (a brother of Ali ) and
30-513: The governor of Karbala and the former Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul-Hussein Abtaan , and the game ended 0–0. The Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira was also present as a guest of honour. On 13 November 2017, the first international friendly match was held on the pitch between the Iraqi and Syrian national teams; the match ended in a draw. On 14 August 2019, the stadium hosted
36-476: The stadium is composed of 72 gates, which is a symbolic number as it represents the number of martyrs of Karbala . It was designed and built by Bahadır Kul Architects. It is owned by the Iraqi national government and is home to Karbalaa FC . It opened on 12 May 2016 with a football match between Karbalaa FC and the Iraq 's 2007 AFC Asian Cup -winning team in the presence of 30 thousand spectators, including
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