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Abbasiyyin Stadium ((アラビア語:ملعب العباسيين)) is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syrian national team. It is also home to Syrian Premier League clubs Al-Wahda, Al-Jaish and Al-Majd. The stadium which was built in 1976 is able to hold up to 30,000 spectators, being the 4th largest stadium in Syria. ==History== The stadium was originally opened in 1957 with a capacity of 10,000 spectators, to host football matches and local athletics events. On the occasion of the 5th Pan Arab Games in 1976,〔http://www.esyria.sy/edamascus/index.php?p=stories&category=places&filename=201002051035011 eDamascus:Abbasiyyin Stadium〕 the stadium was entirely renovated and the capacity was expanded up to 40,000 spectators. However, after the most recent renovation in March 2011, Abbasiyyin Stadium was turned into an all-seater stadium and the capacity was reduced to 30,000 seats.〔http://www.albaath.news.sy/user/?id=1083&a=95953 Al-Baath newspaper 10 March 2011〕 Abbasiyyin Stadium hosted the 5th and 7th Pan Arab Games in 1976 and 1992 respectively as a main venue. On 6 May 2001, a holy mass was conducted by Pope John Paul II in the Abbasiyyin Stadium.〔(Pope John Paul II, holy mass in Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbasiyyin Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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