Latakia Municipal Stadium

{{short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria}}

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| stadium_name = Latakia Municipal Stadium

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| image = Image:Municipal stadium latakia 2009-05-23.jpg|

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| location = Latakia, Syria

| coordinates = {{coord|35.5277|35.7852|type:landmark_region:SY|display=inline,title}}

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| opened = 1978

| renovated = 2004

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| owner = Government of Syria

| operator = General Sports Federation of Syria

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| tenants = Tishreen SC
Hutteen SC
Tadamon SC (formerly)

| seating_capacity = 28,000

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Latakia Municipal Stadium ({{langx|ar|‎الملعب البلدي}}) is a multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 spectators.{{Cite web |url=http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9/2056-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 |title=Sports facilities in Latakia |access-date=2014-06-30 |archive-date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128092304/http://www.alwehda.gov.sy/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9/2056-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 |url-status=dead }} The stadium was opened in 1978 and completely renovated in 2004. It is home to Syrian Premier League football clubs Hutteen SC and Tishreen SC.{{Cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=236374|title=Mass gathering at al-Basel stadium in Lattakia in celebration of Dr. Bashar al-Assad winning post of the president|publisher=SANA|date=3 June 2021|access-date=9 August 2022}}

The stadium was home to the final match of the football competition at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames87.html Mediterranean Games 1987 (Latakia)] - rsssf.com Until the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the Stadium was named Al-Assad Stadium.

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