List of football stadiums in Algeria

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The following is a list of football stadiums in Algeria , ordered by capacity. Currently stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included, most large stadiums in Algeria are used for football (soccer), with some also used for athletics and rugby union.

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Current stadiums

#StadiumCapacityLocationTenantsOpenedImage
1 5 July 1962 Stadium 64,000 [1] Algiers MC Alger & Algeria team 17 June 1972 Stade 5 Juillet 1962.jpg
2 19 May 1956 Stadium 56,000 Annaba USM Annaba 10 July 1987 Annaba Stadium.jpg
3 Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium 50,766 Tizi Ouzou JS Kabylie 23 December 2023 Tizi Ouzou Stadium at night.jpg
4 24 February 1956 Stadium 45,000 Sidi Bel Abbes USM Bel Abbès 19 June 1981 Stade 24 Fevrier 1956.jpg
5 Nelson Mandela Stadium 40,784 [2] Baraki, Algiers Algeria National Team 7 January 2023 Nelson Mandela Stadium.jpg
6 Miloud Hadefi Stadium [3] 40,143 Bir El Djir, Oran MC Oran & Algeria Team 17 June 2021 Stade de Oran.jpg
7 Ahmed Zabana Stadium 40,000 Oran MC Oran & Algerian rugby union team 5 May 1957 Stade Ahmed Zabana 2.jpg
8 Hocine Rouibah Stadium 35,000 Jijel JS Djijel
9 Ahmed Kaïd Stadium 30,000 Tiaret JSM Tiaret 1987
10 Tahar Zoughari Stadium 30,000 Relizane RC Relizane 18 March 1987
11 18 February Stadium 30,000 Biskra US Biskra ml`b 18 fyfry.jpg
12 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium 25,000 Blida USM Blida & Algeria team 26 February 2001 Stade du Chahid Mustapha Tchaker.jpg
13 20 August 1955 Stadium 25,000 Skikda JSM Skikda
14 Colonel Lotfi Stadium 25,000 Tlemcen WA Tlemcen 1976
15 Abdelhamid Bouteldja Stadium 25,000 Skikda JSM Skikda
16 Messaoud Zougar Stadium 25,000 El Eulma MC El Eulma 1960
17 Saïd Amara Stadium 25,000 Saïda MC Saïda 2005
18 8 May 1945 Stadium 25,000 Sétif ES Sétif 3 May 1972
19 Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium 22,986 Constantine CS Constantine 5 July 1973
20 The African Unity Stadium 22,000 Mascara GC Mascara 11 December 1986
21 1 November 1954 Stadium 20,000 Batna CA Batna & MSP Batna 1979
22 Habib Bouakeul Stadium 20,000 Oran ASM Oran & SCM Oran 1927 Stade Habib Bouakeul - pelouse, gradin et virage ouest.jpg
23 Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium 20,000 Sig CC Sig 19 June 2022
24 20 August 1955 Stadium 20,000 Béchar JS Saoura 1953
25 20 August 1955 Stadium 20,000 Bordj Bou Arréridj CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
26 Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium 18,000 Chlef ASO Chlef
27 Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium 18,000 Mostaganem ES Mostaganem & WA Mostaganem 25 January 1990
28 Maghrebi Unity Stadium 18,000 Béjaïa MO Béjaïa & JSM Béjaïa 1987
29 1 November 1954 Stadium 18,000 Tizi Ouzou JS Kabylie 12 March 1978
30 13 February Stadium 18,000 Ouargla AHM Hassi Messaoud November 1992
31 4 March 1956 Stadium 17,250 Tébessa US Tébessa 1992
32 Omar Hamadi Stadium 17,000 Bologhine USM Alger 20 October 1921 Omar Hamadi Stadium [?]in Algiers.jpg
33 Imam Lyes Stadium 15,000 Médéa Olympique de Médéa
34 Boudjemaa Souidani Stadium 15,000 Guelma ES Guelma 1986 Stade Souidani Boujemaa (Guelma, Algeria).jpg
35 Mokhtar Badji Stadium 15,000 Souk Ahras ES Souk Ahras 17 June 1985
36 Rabah Bitat Stadium 15,000 Bouira MB Bouira 2004
37 Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium 15,000 El Bayadh MC El Bayadh
38 Omar Benrabah Stadium 14,150 Dar El Beïda Paradou AC & CRB Dar El Beïda
39 Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium 13,000 [4] Constantine MO Constantine 1948 Le stade Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek en 2014.jpg
40 20 August 1955 Stadium 12,000 Algiers CR Belouizdad 1930
41 Salem Mabrouki Stadium 12,000 Rouïba WO Rouïba
42 Omar Oucief Stadium 11,500 Aïn Témouchent CR Témouchent 1 July 2009 Stade Omar Oucief (Ain Temouchent).jpg
43 Brakni Brothers Stadium 10,000 Blida USM Blida 1902
44 5 July Stadium 10,000 Hadjout USMM Hadjout 1924
45 Meflah Aoued Stadium 10,000 Mascara OR Mascara 1925
46 Colonel Abdelkader Chabou Stadium 10,000 Annaba Hamra Annaba 23 May 1937
47 Lahouari Benahmed Stadium 10,000 Oran RCG Oran
48 Abderrahmene Bensaci Stadium 10,000 Merouana AB Merouana
49 Demane-Debbih Brothers Stadium 10,000 Aïn M'lila AS Aïn M'lila
50 1 November 1954 Stadium 10,000 Algiers USM El Harrach 1930
51 Mohamed Benhaddad Stadium 10,000 Kouba RC Kouba 19 June 1949
52 Koléa Olympic Stadium 10,000 Koléa –
53 11 December 1961 Stadium 10,000 Chelghoum Laïd HB Chelghoum Laïd
54 Boucheligue Brothers Stadium 8,000 Magra NC Magra
55 Amar Hamam Stadium 5,000 Khenchela USM Khenchela
56 Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium 5,000 Larbaâ RC Arbaâ

Under construction

#StadiumCapacityLocationHome TeamOpened
1 Ali La Pointe Stadium [5] 40,000 Douera, Algiers MC Alger 5 July 2024

Future stadiums

All of these stadiums have been to postpone the start of the works due to the economic crisis. [6] [7]

#StadiumCapacityLocationHome TeamOpened
1New Constantine Stadium50,000 Constantine CS Constantine TBA
2 New Sétif Stadium [8] 50,000 Sétif ES Sétif TBA
3New Chlef Stadium40,000 Chlef ASO Chlef TBA
4New Mostaganem Stadium35,000 Mostaganem ES Mostaganem / WA Mostaganem TBA
5New Béchar Stadium Béchar JS Saoura TBA
6New Ouargla Stadium Ouargla CR Béni Thour TBA
7New Bejaïa Stadium30,000 Bejaïa JSM Béjaïa MO Béjaïa TBA

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