{"id":8138,"date":"2012-07-05T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=8138"},"modified":"2020-04-29T21:02:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:02:16","slug":"alnajafstadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/alnajafstadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Al Najaf Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Najaf FC | Opening: 2018\u00a0 | Capacity: 30,000 seats |\u00a0<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

The Holy Al Najaf Stadium is a recently opened new stadium in the Iraqi city of Najaf and the new home of Najaf FC.<\/p>\n

The initiative for the construction of the stadium came from the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport with a cost of US$84 million.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s famous Im\u0101m Al\u012b Mosque served as an inspiration for the designs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Construction began in May 2011 and was initially set to be completed in early 2014. In the first months of 2013 foundation works had been completed and a start had been made with erecting the stands, however the project slowed down subsequently and little progress was made until 2017.<\/p>\n

Once works were picked up again, works progressed quickly and the stadium opened on 5 May 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

How to get to Holy Al Najaf Stadium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Holy Al Najaf Stadium is located in the north-west of the city of Najaf on the road to Karbala. Najaf itself lies about 150 kilometres south of Baghdad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n