Venues in Iraq
Every stadium, arena and circuit in Iraq, with its owner, ownership type, operator, main tenant and current naming-rights sponsor.
Key facts
Venues in Iraq covers 28 venues, with a combined capacity of 713,004 seats. 0 of them (0%) currently carry a naming-rights sponsor. The largest is Basra Sports City at 65,227 seats.
- Venues
- 28
- Combined capacity
- 713,004
- With a sponsor name
- 0%
- Largest
- Basra Sports City
- Sports
- 0
Of 24 venues in Venues in Iraq with a recorded ownership type, 9 are team owned (37.5%), 8 are mixed owned (33.3%), 6 are private owned (25%), 1 are public owned (4.2%).
Data table for this chart
| Ownership type | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Team | 9 | 37.5% |
| Mixed | 8 | 33.3% |
| Private | 6 | 25% |
| Public | 1 | 4.2% |
Naming rights
0 of 25 venues in this slice carry a sponsor name, 0% of the total.
Capacity and status
Iraq has 28 venues: 25 active and 3 closed or demolished. 28 have a recorded capacity, totalling 713,004 seats, an average of 25,464 per venue.
Who owns venues in Iraq
24 of 28 venues have at least one current owner recorded. Owner type comes from the owner organization's type in Wikidata.
Of 28 venues in Iraq, 1 have public authority as owner, 6 have private company or individual as owner, 9 have club or team as owner, 8 have mixed owners as owner, 4 have no owner recorded as owner.
Data table for this chart
| Owner type | Venues | Share of venues |
|---|---|---|
| Public authority | 1 | 3.6% |
| Private company or individual | 6 | 21.4% |
| Club or team | 9 | 32.1% |
| Mixed owners | 8 | 28.6% |
| No owner recorded | 4 | 14.3% |
Top owners
| Organization | Venues | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | 15 | 383,200 |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | 7 | 208,700 |
| federal government of Iraq | 5 | 222,927 |
| Kurdistan Regional Government | 2 | 19,000 |
| Al-Zawra'a SC | 1 | 15,443 |
| Lahur Talabany | 1 | 14,500 |
| Newroz SC | 1 | 14,500 |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 7,000 |
Top operators
| Organization | Venues | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mina'a SC | 1 | 30,000 |
| Najaf FC | 1 | 30,000 |
| Duhok SC | 1 | 22,800 |
| Al-Bahri SC | 1 | 7,000 |
| Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | 1 | 7,000 |
Largest venues
| Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Basra Sports City | Basra | 65,227 |
| Q16531664 | 65,000 | |
| Jidhe Alnakhla Stadium | Basra | 65,000 |
| Tajiat Olympic Stadium | Baghdad | 60,000 |
| Al-Shaab Stadium | Baghdad | 35,700 |
| Al-Madina Stadium | Baghdad | 32,000 |
| Ammo Baba stadium | 31,200 | |
| Al Mina'a Stadium | Basra | 30,000 |
| Karbala Sports City | 30,000 | |
| Najaf Stadium | Najaf | 30,000 |
Naming rights coverage
0 of 28 venues in Iraq (0%) have a current naming-rights deal on record. Sponsorship coverage is growing as more sources are added, so treat this as a floor, not a full count.
Venues
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| Venue | City | Country | Type | Sport | Capacity | Opened | Owner | Ownership | Operator | Main tenant | Sponsor | Industry | Name changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Fayhaa Stadium | Basra | Iraq | Stadium | 10,000 | 2013 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | 0 | |||||
| Al Mina'a Stadium | Basra | Iraq | Stadium | 30,000 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | Al-Mina'a SC | 0 | |||||
| Al Shatrah Stadium | Dhi Qar Governorate | Iraq | Stadium | 7,500 | 2016 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),Ministry of Youth and Sports | Mixed | Shatra FC | 0 | ||||
| Al Shorta Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Stadium | 8,634 | 1990 | Al-Shorta Baghdad | 0 | ||||||
| Al-Bahri Stadium | Basra | Iraq | Stadium | 7,000 | 2022 | Ministry of Defence,Ministry of Defence of Iraq | Private | Al-Bahri SC,Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Al-Bahri SC | 0 | |||
| Al-Fallujah Stadium | Fallujah | Iraq | Stadium | 7,000 | 2022 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | Al-Karma SC | 0 | ||||
| Al-Kut Olympic Stadium | Iraq | Stadium | 20,000 | 2018 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),Ministry of Youth and Sports | Mixed | Al-Kut SC | 0 | |||||
| Al-Madina Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Multi purpose | 32,000 | 2021 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),federal government of Iraq | Mixed | Iraq men's national football team | 0 | ||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Stadium | 6,000 | 2004 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Team | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 | ||||
| Al-Shaab Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Stadium | 35,700 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),federal government of Iraq | Mixed | Al-Shorta Baghdad | 0 | |||||
| Al-Zawraa Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Multi purpose | 15,443 | 1978 | Al-Zawra'a SC | Team | Al-Zawra'a SC | 0 | ||||
| Ammo Baba stadium | Iraq | Multi purpose | 31,200 | Ministry of Youth and Sports | Private | 0 | |||||||
| As Samawah Stadium | Samawah | Iraq | Stadium | 15,000 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | Samawa FC | 0 | |||||
| Basra Sports City | Basra | Iraq | Multi purpose | 65,227 | 2013 | federal government of Iraq | Private | Iraq men's national football team | 0 | ||||
| Delal Stadium | Zakho | Iraq | Stadium | 10,000 | 2011 | Kurdistan Regional Government,Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Mixed | Zakho S.C. | 0 | ||||
| Duhok Stadium | Duhok Governorate | Iraq | Stadium | 22,800 | Duhok SC | Duhok SC | 0 | ||||||
| Estadio Internacional de Nasiriya | Dhi Qar Governorate | Iraq | Stadium | 17,000 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | Nassriya FC | 0 | |||||
| Franso Hariri Stadium | Erbil | Iraq | Stadium | 25,000 | 1956 | Erbil SC | 0 | ||||||
| Halabja Stadium | Halabja | Iraq | Stadium | 9,000 | 2009 | Kurdistan Regional Government | Public | Halabja SC | 0 | ||||
| Jidhe Alnakhla Stadium | Basra | Iraq | Stadium | 65,000 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | Iraq men's national football team | 0 | |||||
| Karbala Sports City | Iraq | Stadium | 30,000 | 2016 | federal government of Iraq | Private | Karbalaa FC | 0 | |||||
| Najaf Stadium | Najaf | Iraq | Stadium | 30,000 | 2018 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),Ministry of Youth and Sports | Mixed | Najaf FC | Najaf FC | 0 | |||
| New Minaa Stadium | Basra | Iraq | Stadium | 30,000 | 2022 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),Ministry of Youth and Sports | Mixed | Al-Mina'a SC | Al-Mina'a SC | 0 | |||
| Newroz International Stadium | Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | Multi purpose | 14,500 | Lahur Talabany,Newroz SC | Private | Newroz SC | 0 | |||||
| Q109652296 | Baghdad | Iraq | Stadium | 14,000 | 1931 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | 0 | |||||
| Q16531664 | Iraq | Stadium | 65,000 | Iraq men's national football team | 0 | ||||||||
| Salah Al Din Stadium | Iraq | Multi purpose | 30,000 | Ministry of Youth and Sports | Private | Salahaddin FC | 0 | ||||||
| Tajiat Olympic Stadium | Baghdad | Iraq | Multi purpose | 60,000 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq),Ministry of Youth and Sports,federal government of Iraq | Mixed | 0 |