# Miloud Hadefi Stadium

Miloud Hadefi Stadium (Arabic: ملعب ميلود هدفي), is a multi-use stadium in Belgaïd, in the Bir El Djir suburb of Oran, Algeria. Completed in 2019, it is used mostly for football matches. It can hold 40,143 spectators. The value of construction work of the stadium was about 142.3 million US$, it is an olympic stadium with the athletics track and it is a part of the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex which is the first big complex in Algeria exceeding the Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex in Algiers and it is also the first stadium entirely covered in Algeria. The stadium expected to be special for the Algeria national football team with Stade du 5 Juillet and Nelson Mandela Stadium, and also clubs of Oran especially MC Oran.
The Miloud Hadefi Stadium and all the complex which extends over a total area of 105 hectares, including all the infrastructure essential to the organization of international sports and football events. The stadium was used as the opening and closing ceremony venue of the 2022 Mediterranean Games. The inaugural match of the stadium was held on 17 June 2021, when Algeria beat Liberia 5-1 in a friendly game.

## Stadium
### Characteristics

The stadium has been inspired by the San Nicola Stadium in Bari, built in 1990, which was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano.

### Construction

On 20 December 2006 planned the project of construction of the Olympic Complex. The stadium was planned for a capacity of 75,000 seats but was reduced to 40.000. On 5 December 2011 the minister of Youth and Sports, El Hachemi Djiar, announced that the stadium would be completed before the end of 2012. He also added that the entire project would be finished in 2015. But due to delays in construction work, the complex was finished in 2019.

### Name of the stadium

In 2014, M. Mohamed Raouraoua president of the Algerian Football Federation suggested that the stadium can take the name of the former legendary footballer of MC Oran and of the national team Abdelkader Fréha. Some other names were suggested like the other former legendary footballer Miloud Hadefi. Finally he kept the name of Olympic Stadium of Oran but it's called Miloud Hadefi Stadium.

### Name of the olympic complex

At the beginning of June 2022, the olympic complex was named Benhaddou Bouhadjar aka Colonel Othmane Olympic Complex. But on 23 June 2022, the complex was inaugurated and renamed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the name of the former international footballer and of MC Oran, Miloud Hadefi and therefore became the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex.

### Handover and opening
## Tenants and events

The Olympic Stadium hosted the some events :
* 2022 Mediterranean Games from 25 June till 5 July 2022.
* 2022 African Nations Championship from 16 January till 3 February 2022.

## Transport connections

The stadium is part of the Oran Olympic complex that is situated just 5 minutes away from several bus stations and the Oran Tramway final destination stop that makes travelling to the stadium very easy from all regions of Oran.

## Football matches

The stadium host national and international matches. It was inaugurated by a friendly international game between Algeria A' and Liberia on 17 June 2021.
Club matches :
JS Saoura v Kuwait SC
21 March 2023 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup - 1st qualifying round JS Saoura 1–1 Kuwait SC Bir El Djir, Oran18:00 UTC+1
Doucene 76'
Khenissi 64'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
JS Saoura v ASO Chlef
26 May 2023 2022–23 Algerian Cup - semi-finals JS Saoura 1–3 ASO Chlef Bir El Djir, Oran18:00 UTC+1
Hammia 75' (pen.)
Souibaâh 13' Aliane 46' Fettouhi 51'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
ASO Chlef v CR Belouizdad
22 June 2023 2022–23 Algerian Cup - final ASO Chlef 2–1 (a.e.t.) CR Belouizdad Bir El Djir, Oran17:00 UTC+1
Addadi 67' Morsli 94'
Wamba 8' (pen.)
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
MC Oran v JS Saoura
23 September 2023 2023–24 Ligue Pro. 1 - 2nd day MC Oran 1–1 JS Saoura Bir El Djir, Oran19:00 UTC+1
Benamara 36'
Bellatreche 5' (pen.)
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 3.793 Referee: Youcef Gamouh :
International events and matches :
Algeria A'  v  Liberia
17 June 2021 Friendly (inauguration of the stadium) Algeria A'  5–1  Liberia Bir El Djir, Oran21:00 UTC+01:00
Amoura 39', 41', 47', 67' Messaoudi 84' (pen.)
Dorley 24'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim Al-Shalmani (Libya)
Turkey U18  v  Morocco U18
4 July 2022 2022 Mediterranean Games - third place match Turkey U18  2–4  Morocco U18 Bir El Djir, Oran17:00 UTC+01:00
Biçer 15', 58'
Report
Anhari 45+1' Raihani 47' Maurer 73' Sadik 86'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Bruno José Costa (Portugal)
France U18  v  Italy U18
4 July 2022 2022 Mediterranean Games - final France U18  1–0  Italy U18 Bir El Djir, Oran20:45 UTC+01:00
Pirringuel 68'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 25,000 (officially) 45,000 Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Algeria A'  v  Sudan A'
29 September 2022 Friendly Algeria A'  2–0  Sudan A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00 UTC+1
Meziane 1' Mahious 77'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Mali A'  v  Angola A'
16 January 2023 (2023-01-16) 2022 CHAN - group D Mali A'  3–3  Angola A' Bir El Djir, Oran17:00
Sinayoko 23' Diaby 79' Coulibaly 83'
Report
Depú 12', 26' Gilberto 72'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Cameroon A'  v  Congo A'
16 January 2023 (2023-01-16) 2022 CHAN - group E Cameroon A'  1–0  Congo A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00
Mbekeli 63'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Angola A'  v  Mauritania A'
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 2022 CHAN - group D Angola A'  0–0  Mauritania A' Bir El Djir, Oran17:00
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Djindo Louis Hougnandande (Benin)
Congo A'  v  Niger A'
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 2022 CHAN - group E Congo A'  0–0  Niger A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Mauritania A'  v  Mali A'
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 2022 CHAN - group D Mauritania A'  1–0  Mali A' Bir El Djir, Oran17:00
Sy 53'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 4,389 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Niger A'  v  Cameroon A'
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 2022 CHAN - group E Niger A'  1–0  Cameroon A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00
Badamassi 69'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)
Niger A'  v  Ghana A'
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 2022 CHAN - quarter-final Niger A'  2–0  Ghana A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00
Yiadom 11' (o.g.) Haïnikoye 49'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: = Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Algeria A'  v  Niger A'
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 2022 CHAN - semi-final Algeria A'  5–0  Niger A' Bir El Djir, Oran17:00
Abdellaoui 15' Mahious 24', 34' Katakoré 45' (o.g.) Bayazid 83'
Report
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Tom Abongile (South Africa)
Niger A'  v  Madagascar A'
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 2022 CHAN - third place match Niger A'  0–1  Madagascar A' Bir El Djir, Oran20:00
Report
Razafindrakoto 90'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt) :
Women's international events and matches :
Algeria  v  Uganda
26 September 2023 2024 AwconQ 1st round 2nd leg Algeria  1–1  Uganda Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria19:00 UTC+1
Bouhenni 5'
Najjemba 67' (pen.)
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Chahenda El Maghribi (Egypt) :
Algeria NT matches :
Algeria  v  Guinea
23 September 2022 Friendly Algeria  1–0  Guinea Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria20:00 UTC+1
Slimani 79'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Algeria  v  Nigeria
27 September 2022 Friendly Algeria  2–1  Nigeria Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria20:00 UTC+1
Mahrez 42' (pen.) Atal 61'
Report
Moffi 9'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Algeria  v  Mali
16 November 2022 Friendly Algeria  1–1  Mali Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria20:30 UTC+1
Mahrez 45+3' (pen.)
Haïdara 58'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Amir Lousif (Tunisia)
Algeria  v  Equatorial Guinea
5 September 2024 2025 AFCON qualification Algeria  2–0  Equatorial Guinea Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria20:00 UTC+1
Aouar 69' Gouiri 90+5'
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) :