June 11 Stadium

Location	Tripoli, Libya
Opened	1982
Capacity	67,000 (53,000 seated)[1]
Field dimensions	72 metres (79 yd) by 107 metres (117 yd)[2]
Tenants
Libya national football team Al-Ahly Tripoli Al-Ittihad

June 11 Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 11 يونيو‎) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya, and is one of the largest stadiums in Africa. The name of the stadium commemorates the day in which American forces were asked to relinquish their military base rights in Libya and leave the country. It is mostly used for football matches, although it also has an athletics track. It can hold 65,000 spectators.^[1] The June 11th Stadium is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games.

The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28th of March Stadium in Benghazi; it was the venue for the final between Ghana and Libya. Another important game played in the stadium was the 2002 Italian Supercup between Juventus and Parma, in which Juventus won 2-1.

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Coordinates: 32°51′35.53″N 13°8′9.16″E / 32.8598694°N 13.1358778°E / 32.8598694; 13.1358778

Preceded by National Stadium Lagos

African Cup of Nations Final Venue 1982

Succeeded by Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Abidjan

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