Stade de Marrakech
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Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium
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 Marrakech
Marrakech
Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...

, 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 was designed by Gregotti Associati International.

Completed in January 2011, it is used mostly for football matches with the capability of hosting Olympic Games. It is home to Kawkab Marrakech
Kawkab Marrakech
Kawkab Athletic Club of Marrakech is a Moroccan football club based in Marrakech.The club was founded in 1947.-Honours:*Moroccan League First Division: 2*Moroccan Cup: 6*CAF Cup: 1-Performance in CAF competitions:...

 football team. The stadium has a capacity of 45,240 people. It replaces Stade El Harti
Stade El Harti
Stade El Harti is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Kawkab Marrakech. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is due to be replaced by Stade de Marrakech in 2009....

as the home of Kawkab Marrakech and as the main statdium of the city.

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