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Addis Ababa Stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi purpose in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 20,000.

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Addis Ababa Stadium
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Key facts

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi purpose in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 20,000. No current owner is recorded. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Haile Selassie Stadium. Current tenants are Saint George SC, Defence Force F.C., Ethiopian Coffee FC, Ethiopia men's national football team, Ethiopia men's national football team, CBE SA, Ethiopian Coffee FC, Saint George SC, Dedebit, Ethiopian Insurance F.C., Defence F.C., Southern Police, 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships, Addis Ababa City F.C., 2019 Ethiopian Athletics Championships.

Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
20,000
Opened
1940
Status
Active
Current owner
Not recorded
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Addis Ababa Stadium
Addis Ababa Stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is at latitude 9.013306, longitude 38.756417, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Addis Ababa Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude9.013306
Longitude38.756417
CityAddis Ababa
RegionAddis Ababa
CountryEthiopia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Addis Ababa Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Addis Ababa Stadium
194019832026Haile Selassie Stadium (1940 to 1974)

Addis Ababa Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Haile Selassie Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1940 to 1974. The average tenure of a name here is 34 years.

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Every recorded name of Addis Ababa Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Haile Selassie StadiumNone1940 to 1974Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

No ownership or operator rows are recorded for this venue.

Tenants

Tenants of Addis Ababa Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Saint George SCNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Defence Force F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Ethiopian Coffee FCNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Ethiopia men's national football teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Ethiopia men's national football teamNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
CBE SANot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Ethiopian Coffee FCNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Saint George SCNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
DedebitNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Ethiopian Insurance F.C.Not mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Defence F.C.Not mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Southern PoliceNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
2015 African Junior Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Addis Ababa City F.C.Not mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
2019 Ethiopian Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

22 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Addis Ababa Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set7942026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity35000200002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720599462026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleAddis_Ababa_StadiumAddis Ababa Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHaile Selassie Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set180402026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set180392026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set180382026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set180372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45272026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45262026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45252026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45242026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45232026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45222026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45212026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45202026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45192026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45182026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set45172026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Addis Ababa Stadium (revision 1372059946). Wikidata item: Q352962.

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