Grand Stade de Casablanca
Grand Stade de Casablanca (Arabic:ملعب الدار البيضاء الكبير) is a proposed title of the planned football stadium to be built in Benslimane, just east of Casablanca. Once completed in 2028, it will be used mostly for football matches and will serve as the home of the Morocco national football team. The stadium is planned with a capacity of 115,000 spectators, making it the largest stadium in the world. It will also replace Stade Mohammed V as home stadium of Morocco's largest clubs Raja CA and Wydad AC.
Location | Benslimane, Morocco |
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Coordinates | 33.677078°N 7.264134°W |
Owner | Morocco national football team |
Operator | SONARGES |
Capacity | 115,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 2028 (planned) |
Construction cost | $490 million |
Architect | Oualalou+Choi Populous |
Tenants | |
Morocco national football team Raja CA Wydad AC |
The initial project was planned for the World Cup in 2010, for which Morocco lost their bid to South Africa. It included five major stadiums across the country, including Ibn Batouta Stadium, the Stade de Marrakech and two more in the major cities of Agadir and Fez. Years after, it was one of the fourteen host venues for Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup and would have staged the opening and final matches but the United bid of Canada, Mexico and the United States was voted. Its construction is finally confirmed in October 2023 after the announcement of Morocco's hosting of the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.