Stade de Rades is a multi-purpose stadium in Rades, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of ES Tunis, Club Africain and the Tunisia national football team.
Stade Rades, officially named Stade Olympique de Radès, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Rades, Tunisia. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Tunisian clubs Club Africain and ES Tunis, amongst others.
Opened on 7 July 2001 with an exhibition match between Tunisia and France, it replaced the older Stade El Menzah, which had a seating capacity of 45,000. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 60,000. The stadium was designed by architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub and had a construction cost estimated at 170 million Tunisian dinars.
A CAF category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Africa, Stade Rades has hosted several key matches of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, including multiple finals. It was also the main venue for the 2004 African Cup of Nations, including the final, as well as the 2001 Mediterranean Games. By its fifteenth birthday, Stade Olympique de Radès had welcomed more than 15 million spectators. The stadium is one of the potential venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, should Tunisia make a bid to host the tournament.
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