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Sousse Olympic Stadium

Coordinates: 35°49′24″N 10°36′46″E / 35.82333°N 10.61278°E / 35.82333; 10.61278
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Sousse Olympic Stadium
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LocationSousse, Tunisia
Coordinates35°49′24″N 10°36′46″E / 35.82333°N 10.61278°E / 35.82333; 10.61278
OwnerGovernment of Tunisia
Capacity50,000[1]
Field size105 m × 65 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1973
Renovated1994
2019–2024
Expanded1999
2019–2022
Tenants
Étoile du Sahel

The Sousse Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium hose a capacity of 50,000[2] after the most recent renovation works. It hosts within it the meetings played by the football team of the city: Étoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS).

It hosted 1977 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2004 African Cup of Nations.

History

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For many decades, Sousse footballers knew only the clay surfaces and knew the turf surfaces only when the stadium was inaugurated with an initial capacity of 10,000 places. The last expansion was carried out in 1999 to bring the capacity of the stadium to 28,000 seats for the 2001 Mediterranean Games. The stadium has yet to be expanded to reach the capacity of 49,000 seats after the announcement the president of the club Moez Driss in 2008. The Olympic Stadium of Sousse also hosted some of the Libyan national team’s matches due to the Libyan war, such as Libya and Rwanda in the 2018 World Cup qualification.

Renovation

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In November 2017, on a visit to the President of the Republic, Beji Caid Essebsi, to Sousse, he gave an indication of the beginning of the expansion of the stadium and thus in March 2019, in order to be able to accommodate 40,000 spectators instead of 28,000. The cost of completing the total works was estimated at 32 million dinars, including 4 million dinars as a contribution from the Municipality of Sousse and 2 million dinars from the contribution of the team and coastal and is expected to include the expansion of the stadium, which will extend for 27 months.

Tunisia national football team

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Exterior view of the stadium.

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

# Date Score Opponent Competition
1. 23 March 1983 1–0  Morocco Friendly
2. 2 January 1995 2–0  Egypt Friendly
3. 6 October 1996 2–0  Sierra Leone 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 2 May 1998 1–1  Georgia Friendly
5. 12 August 2009 0–0  Ivory Coast Friendly
6. 29 May 2011 3–0  Central African Republic Friendly
7. 3 June 2011 5–0  Chad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 14 November 2012 1–2   Switzerland Friendly
9. 6 July 2013 0–1  Morocco 2014 African Nations Championship qualification

Major tournaments

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1977 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted all the matches of Group C. The games were:

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
27 June 1977 12:00  Italy 1–1  Ivory Coast Group C
27 June 1977 16:00  Brazil 5–1  Iran Group C
30 June 1977 12:00  Iran 0–0  Italy Group C
30 June 1977 16:00  Ivory Coast 1–1  Brazil Group C
3 July 1977 12:00  Iran 3–0  Ivory Coast Group C
3 July 1977 16:00  Brazil 2–0  Italy Group C

1994 Africa Cup of Nations

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Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted six matches of the group stage, and two matches of quarter-finals. The games were:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
27 March 1994  Ivory Coast 4–0  Sierra Leone Group C 10,000
27 March 1994  Ghana 1–0  Guinea Group D 10,000
29 March 1994  Zambia 0–0  Sierra Leone Group C 6,000
29 March 1994  Senegal 2–1  Guinea Group D 6,000
31 March 1994  Zambia 1–0  Ivory Coast Group C 6,000
31 March 1994  Ghana 1–0  Senegal Group D 6,000
3 April 1994  Zambia 1–0  Senegal Quarter-finals 8,000
3 April 1994  Ghana 1–2  Ivory Coast Quarter-finals 8,000

2001 Mediterranean Games

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Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted all the matches of Group B. The games were:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
5 September 2001  Greece 1–2  Turkey Group B
9 September 2001  Turkey 1–1  Libya Group B
11 September 2001  Greece 1–0  Libya Group B

2004 Africa Cup of Nations

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Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted four matches of the group stage, and one match of semi-finals. The games were:

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
25 January 2004 19:00  Cameroon 1–1  Algeria Group C 20,000
29 January 2004 19:00  Algeria 2–1  Egypt Group C 15,000
3 February 2004 14:00  Algeria 1–2  Zimbabwe Group C 10,000
4 February 2004 18:00  Morocco 1–1  South Africa Group D 6,000
11 February 2004 19:00  Morocco 4–0  Mali Semi-finals 15,000

References

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  1. ^ "FC "Etoile du Sahel": Squad, video, games result and schedule - Soccer365".
  2. ^ "FC "Etoile du Sahel": Squad, video, games result and schedule - Soccer365".
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