Ammo Baba Stadium
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Capacity31,200
| ملعب عمو بابا الدولي | |
 Interactive map of Ammo Baba Stadium | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°28′17.2″N 44°22′24.7″E / 33.471444°N 44.373528°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
| Capacity | 31,200 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 30 December 2012 |
| Construction cost | $ 100 million USD |
| Architect | Javier Garcia Alda[1] |
| Main contractors | TriArena |
Ammo Baba Stadium (Arabic: ملعب عمو بابا, romanized: Malʿab ʿemw bābā), previously known as Al Rusafa Stadium, is a football stadium that is currently under construction in Baghdad, Iraq. It will have a capacity of 31,200 spectators and will cost approximately 100 million USD funded entirely by the Iraqi government.[2] By 2022, the stadium was at 62% completion.[3]
In early 2017, the stadium was renamed after Ammo Baba, a famous Iraqi player and manager of the 20th century.[4]