Stade de Marchan
Encyclopedia
Stade de Marchan is a multi-use stadium
in Tangier
, Morocco
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and hosts the home games of IR Tanger
. The stadium holds 14,000 people. It is due to be replaced by Stade de Tanger
in 2009.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
, 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...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and hosts the home games of IR Tanger
IR Tanger
IR Tanger is a Moroccan football club based in Tangier.The club was founded in 1983. They play their home games at Stade Ibn Batouta after been in Stade de Marchan.-Achievements:*Moroccan Championship: 0*Moroccan League Second Division: 1...
. The stadium holds 14,000 people. It is due to be replaced by Stade de Tanger
Stade de Tanger
Stade de Tanger, also known as the Stade Ibn Battouta, is a multi-use stadium in Tanger, Morocco. Once completed in 2011, it will be used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people...
in 2009.