Al-Khader Stadium
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| Location | Al-Khader, Palestine |
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| Capacity | 6000 |
| Opened | 2007 |
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| Shabab Al-Khadr Club (West Bank Premier League) | |
Al-Khader Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الخضر) is an international football stadium in al-Khader, Palestine. It was inaugurated on August 6, 2007 with a match between local team Shabab Al-Khadr, and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, an Israeli Arab team from Nazareth.[1] The stadium was constructed with funding from Portugal through the Portuguese Institute for Cooperation for Development. Al-Khader Stadium cost roughly $2 million to build and could host over 6,000 spectators.[2] It is the home stadium of Shabab Al-Khadr. In addition to football, the stadium hosts the annual al-Khader Festival of Arts and Culture and the grape festival of the town.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Al-Khader football stadium, donated by Portugal, to be inaugurated Monday with match between Nazareth and Al-Khader". Maan News Agency.
- ^ New football stadium in Bethlehem's Al Khader donated by Portuguese[permanent dead link] Sport Maxum. 4 August 2007.
- ^ Al-Khader 3-day Festival of arts and culture begins Maan News Agency.
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