Basra International Stadium
Basra, Iraq
65,227
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 places
Basra International Stadium is the largest and southernmost of the 6 listed stadiums in Iraq. It opened in 2013.
Its capacity equals 27.5% of the combined capacity of the listed stadiums in Iraq. The nearest listed stadium is Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, 12.5 km away.
- Listed for
- Athletics and football
- Tenants
- Iraq national football team
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 30.44° N, 47.78° E
Where it stands in Iraq
- Basra International Stadium65,227
- Al-Shaab Stadium15,227 fewer50,000
- Al-Madina Stadium33,227 fewer32,000
- Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium35,227 fewer30,000
- 2 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 2009
- Owner
- Government of Iraq
- Architect
- 360 Architecture And Newport Global
- Recorded construction cost
- £550 million
- Opening order in Iraq
- 2nd of 6, earliest first
- Compared with the median in Iraq
- 2.1 times the median capacity of 31,000 across its 6 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 2010s in Iraq
- 3 of the 6 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium, 450 km
Nearest listed stadiums
- Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium · north30,000 places, opened 202212.5 km
- Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium · south60,000 places, opened 2010130.6 km
- Ghadir Stadium · north-east38,900 places, opened 2012132.9 km
- Al-Najaf International Stadium · north-west30,000 places, opened 2018375.6 km
- Karbala International Stadium · north-west30,000 places, opened 2016428.9 km
Source: Wikipedia, Basra International Stadium; the coordinates come from the German Wikipedia article.