Hammadi Agrebi Stadium

Hammadi Agrebi Stadium (), opened as 7 November Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the sports city of Radès, located in Radès, in the southern suburb of the city Tunis. The stadium was established in 2001 to host the 2001 Mediterranean Games. The stadium hosts the matches of the Tunisian national team, Esperance de Tunis and Club Africain.

It is a covered amphitheater that can accommodate 60,000 spectators and covers 13,000 square meters. It includes a main field, 3 sub-stadiums, two warm-up halls, two bright blackboards, an honorary platform that can accommodate 7,000 spectators, and a press stand with 300 offices. The stadium was inaugurated in July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel 1–0. The CS Hammam-Lif player, Anis Ben Chouikha, scored the first goal in the history of the stadium. It also hosted 6 matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations (24 January–14 February 2004), which Tunisia crowned after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match.

History The stadium was inaugurated on 6 July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1–0). Hammadi Agrebi Stadium hosted the largest sporting events in Tunisia, most notably the 2001 Mediterranean Games, in which the Tunisian national team won the gold medal of the football tournament after winning the final match 1–0 over Italy. It also hosted six matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which Tunisia won after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match.

Six matches of the final leg of the CAF Champions League were played on the stadium. In 2006, between the CS Sfaxien and the Egyptian Al-Ahly SC, and in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2019, during which it faced Esperance de Tunis, respectively, TP Mazembe, Wydad AC twice and Al-Ahly SC twice. Two matches of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup final were played on the stadium. In 2011 between Club Africain and Maghreb de Fès, in 2013 between CS Sfaxien and TP Mazembe. Two matches of the CAF Super Cup were played on the stadium: the 2008 edition between Étoile du Sahel and CS Sfaxien, and the 2012 edition between Esperance de Tunis and Maghreb de Fès. The French Professional Football League, which wanted to relocate the Trophée des champions between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, announced that the 2010 edition will take place at the stadium on 28 July 2010.

In October 2015, the government of Habib Essid announced its intention to mortgage the stadium, a proposal that drew criticism from opposition figures and others before the government withdrew it. The stadium received a Class 1 certificate from the International Association of Athletics Federations, indicating that it met the organization's standards for athletics venues. In May 2020, the stadium was ranked tenth in the world, according to a poll by the Spanish newspaper Marca for the most beautiful stadiums in the world, with 14,000 votes. The stadium recorded the largest number of audiences, estimated at sixty thousand spectators, on two occasions, the first in the final match of the 2004 African Cup of Nations between Tunisia and the Morocco, and the second on 22 May 2008 in the match between Club Africain and Espérance Sportive de Zarzis within the framework of the 2007–08 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Name

When it was built, the stadium was called the 7 November Stadium but, following the 2011 revolution, it took the name of Radès Olympic stadium. On 22 August 2020, following the death of Hammadi Agrebi, the head of government Elyes Fakhfakh announced that he would rename the stadium to his name. The mayor of Radès stated that the municipal council would meet on 24 August to consider the matter. In addition, a decree dated 12 July 2019 stipulates that it is not permitted to give the names of deceased persons to monuments until three years after the date of death.

On 24 August, the Ministry of Local Affairs replied that the stadium was placed under the management of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (not that of the municipality of Radès) and that it did not fall within the framework of the decree of the 12 July 2019, so his name can be changed. A plaque was therefore installed on 1 September with the name of the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, before being removed. On 21 September, the municipality of Radès files an urgent complaint with the Administrative Court to annul the decision. At the end of 2020, the Tunisian Football Federation, the Confederation of African Football and FIFA use this name, even if the name "Olympic Stadium of Radès" remains common in the media, both Tunisian and foreign.

International tournament matches

2004 African Cup of Nations DateTime (CET)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance24 January 200419:302–1Group A (opening match)60,00028 January 200416:153–0Group A60,0001 February 200414:001–1Group A35,0007 February 200417:001–0Quarter-finals57,00011 February 200416:001–1 (5–3 pen.)Semi-finals56,00014 February 200414:302–1Final65,000

Tunisia national football team List of Tunisia national football team matches at Hammadi Agrebi Olympic StadiumMatchDateAdversaryResultCompetitionSpectators121 August 20021–1Friendly Match60,000220 November 20021–0Friendly Match20,000327 March 20032–22003 Tunis Tournament30,000430 March 20031–02003 Tunis Tournament40,000530 April 20031–0Friendly Match50,000620 August 20030–0Friendly Match8,000724 January 20042–12004 African Cup of Nations60,000828 January 20043–02004 African Cup of Nations60,00091 February 20041–12004 African Cup of Nations35,000107 February 20041–02004 African Cup of Nations60,0001111 February 20041–1 (5–3)2004 African Cup of Nations60,0001214 February 20042–12004 African Cup of Nations60,0001331 March 20040–2Friendly Match10,0001430 May 20040–4Friendly Match30,000155 June 20044–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification2,8441618 August 20040–2Friendly Match4,0001726 March 20057–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification30,0001827 May 20054–1Friendly Match4,0001911 June 20052–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification30,0002011 June 20051–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification60,000218 October 20052–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification60,0002212 January 20061–0Friendly Match17,0002315 January 20062–0Friendly Match10,000241 March 20060–1Friendly Match15,0002530 May 20063–02006 LG Cup20,000262 June 20060–0 (1–3)2006 LG Cup25,000277 October 20061–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification25,0002815 November 20062–0Friendly Match5,000292 June 20074–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5,0003016 June 20072–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3122 August 20071–1Friendly Match15,0003217 November 20072–0Friendly Match5,000336 January 20081–2Friendly Match12,000348 January 20081–0Friendly Match30,000351 June 20081–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification15,0003621 June 20082–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification6,0003711 October 20085–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification10,0003811 February 20091–1Friendly Match17,0003928 May 20094–0Friendly Match406 June 20092–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification30,0004120 June 20090–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification45,0004211 October 20091–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification50,0004314 October 20090–1Friendly Match4430 May 20101–1Friendly Match55,000454 September 20102–22012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification30,000468 October 20112–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5,0004729 February 20121–1Friendly Match5,0004823 March 20132–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification10,0004914 August 20133–0Friendly Match4,000507 September 20133–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification9,0005113 October 20130–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification50,0005211 January 20151–1Friendly Match50,0005312 June 20158–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification549 October 20153–3Friendly Match5,0005517 November 20152–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification3,0005611 June 20171–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification45,000571 September 20172–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification30,0005811 November 20170–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification56,0005923 March 20181–0Friendly Match5,0006023 March 20181–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20,0006120 November 20180–1Friendly Match8,0006222 March 20194–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5,000637 June 20192–0Friendly Match20,0006417 June 20192–1Friendly Match45,000656 September 20191–0Friendly Match30,0006612 October 20190–0Friendly Match10,0006715 November 20194–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20,000689 October 20203–0Friendly Match0 6913 November 20201–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification0 7028 March 20212–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification0 715 June 20211–0Friendly Match0 7211 June 20210–2Friendly Match0 7315 June 20211–0Friendly Match0 743 September 20213–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification0 757 October 20213–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification0 7616 November 20213–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification0 7729 March 20220–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification50,000782 June 20224–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification7924 March 20233–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification807 September 20233–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8117 November 20234–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification10,000826 January 20240–0Friendly Match8310 January 20242–0Friendly Match0 845 June 20241–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification25,000855 September 20241–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8611 October 20240–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20,0008718 November 20240–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8824 March 20252–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification30,000892 June 20252–0Friendly Match904 September 20253–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification27,0009110 October 20256–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification5,0009213 October 20253–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Events hosting

Events

2001 Mediterranean Games 2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament 2004 African Cup of Nations 2006 Tunisia LG Cup

Matches 2004 Africa Cup of Nations final 2006 CAF Champions League final (Second leg) 2008 CAF Super Cup 2010 Trophée des Champions 2010 CAF Champions League final (Second leg) 2011 CAF Confederation Cup final (First leg) 2012 CAF Super Cup 2012 CAF Champions League final (Second leg) 2013 CAF Confederation Cup final (First leg) 2018 CAF Champions League final (Second leg) 2019 CAF Champions League final (Second leg) 2021–22 Libyan Cup final 2022–23 Libyan Premier League final.

Certificate The Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium obtains the Class 1 Certificate from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF),. which means that it reaches the best standards and specifications in its field. It is one of the best stadiums in North Africa and one of the most beautiful stadiums on the African continent and in the Arab world.

Hammadi Agrebi Stadium

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