Fouad Chehab Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Jounieh, Lebanon
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Fouad Chehab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب فؤاد شهاب), also known as Jounieh Municipal Stadium (Arabic: ملعب جونية البلدي), is a multi-use stadium in Jounieh, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and has a capacity of 5,000.[1][2]
ملعب فؤاد شهاب | |
The stadium on a matchday in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of Fouad Chehab Stadium | |
Former names | Jounieh Municipal Stadium (1964–1994) |
|---|---|
| Location | Jounieh, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°59′15.4″N 35°38′19.1″E |
| Owner | Jounieh Municipality |
| Operator | Jounieh Municipality |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Type | Stadium |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Parking | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1964 |
| Built | 1959–1964 |
| Architect | Michel Écochard |
| Tenants | |
| Sagesse SC | |
In 1959, president Fouad Chehab commissioned the French architect Michel Écochard to develop a plan for the stadium.[3] In 1964, the construction of the Jounieh Municipal Stadium was completed, surrounded by an Olympic-sized track and a covered grandstand with a capacity of 7,500 spectators.[3] The complex also includes a basketball and volleyball hall, with two stands that can accommodate 2,000 seated and 3,500 standing spectators.[3] In 1994, at the initiative of minister Georges Frem, the stadium was renamed Fouad Chebab Stadium in honor of the late president.[3]
