Stade Mohamed V
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Stade Mohamed V is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...

, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

, in the western part of Maarif district. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and today it has a capacity of 55,000..

Sheltering often the games of the national team Moroccan of soccer, the stadium Mohamed V is equally known to be the home of the Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca.

History

Inaugurated on March 6, 1955, under the name of Stade Marcel Cerdan
Marcel Cerdan
Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French pied noir world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa...

, the stadium had a capacity of 30,000 places. A year later, after the independence of Morocco, it took the name of Stade D'honneur.

At the end of the 1970s, in preparation for the 1983 Mediterranean Games
1983 Mediterranean Games
The 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Casablanca, Morocco from the 3rd to the 17th of September 1983. Sixteen nations competed in 20 different sporting events.- Medal table :- External link and reference :* -See also:**...

 which were held in Casablanca, the stadium was closed for a major renovation; with an increase of the seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...

, installation of the electronic panel, and construction of the gymnasium and covered swimming pool around the stadium, it reopened in 1981 under its current name, Stade Mohamed V, and with an 80,000 capacity.

In 2000, the stadium was renovated a second time because of Morocco's candidacy to organise the 2010 World Cup, green- and red-coloured seats were installed in the stadium reducing the capacity to its current size, 52,000, and owing to set it seated up of the lateral tribunes abrittant the celèbre magana she will diminish to be In order to continue to welcome the games of the FIFA, that always is his current capacity.

Today, complex has the stadium itself, an indoor gymnasium with a 12,000 capacity, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a media centre of 650 m², a conference room, a meeting room, a care centre, and an anti-doping centre.

The stadium Mohamed V is located right in the center city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Vouyagers rail station is 5 kilometers from the stadium, it disposes besides of a parking lot of a capacity of 1 000 cars.

At the time of the 2006-2007 season, the stadium was closed and reopened in April 2007. It currently is endowed with a semi-artificial lawn of very good quality.

Rihanna performed at the stade on July 12, 2008 as part of her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour; with over 100,000 people in attendance.

International competitions

The complex hosted the following competitions:
  • 1983 Mediterranean Games
    1983 Mediterranean Games
    The 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Casablanca, Morocco from the 3rd to the 17th of September 1983. Sixteen nations competed in 20 different sporting events.- Medal table :- External link and reference :* -See also:**...

  • 1988 African Cup of Nations
    1988 African Cup of Nations
    The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in...


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