From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
is a
multi-purpose stadium
in
Adiliya
Kuwait City
,
Kuwait
. It is currently used mostly for
football
matches. The second largest stadium in Kuwait, it can accommodate 21,500 spectators.
[1]
The stadium has hosted many finals for the
Kuwait Emir Cup
and
Kuwait Crown Cup
. In addition, 2 Gulf Cup Tournaments were held in this Stadium, the first taking place in 1990 where
Kuwait
won the
10th Gulf Cup
trophy, and the second in
2003
, where they finished 6th.
WWE
also hosted its Kuwait International Tournament at the stadium in 1997.
This stadium is the home ground for
Kazma
.
Naming
[
edit
]
Its name means "Friendship and Peace", a name it earned when it was host to a football match between Iraq and Iran after the end of the first Gulf War for the
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup
.
Greece
[
edit
]
Greece
also has a stadium called
Peace and Friendship Stadium
(Στ?διο Ειρ?νη? και Φιλ?α?) in
Piraeus
.
See also
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
29°19′44″N
47°59′16″E
/
29.329004°N 47.987691°E
/
29.329004; 47.987691