Salah Al Din Stadium
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 Interactive map of Salah Al Din Stadium ملعب صلاح الدين | |
| Location | Tikrit,  Iraq |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°37′24.7″N 43°37′34.5″E / 34.623528°N 43.626250°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports (Iraq) |
| Capacity | 30,000[1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 2018 |
| Opened | TBD |
| Construction cost | $ 90 million USD |
| Services engineer | Panigada – Engineering s.r.i[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Salahaddin FC | |
Salah Al Din Stadium (Arabic: ملعب صلاح الدين) is a football specific stadium in Tikrit, Iraq, that is currently under construction.[3] Once completed, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Salahaddin FC as a replacement for their venue Tikrit Stadium. The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators and will cost approximately $90 million USD funded entirely by Iraqi government.
The design of the facility combines modernity and simplicity. The main stadium has a capacity of 30,000 seats and is specifically assigned to the practice of football.[4] It does not contain an athletic track in order to provide a special visual experience for the spectators in the stadium, who are located as close to the field as possible. In parallel, the sports complex includes 2 training grounds (of 2000 and 500 seats respectively), which are equipped with running tracks.[5] A 75-room hotel is being built within the stadium's perimeter. The entire project is expected to cover an area of 15 hectares.[6]