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| Full name | Abebe Bikila Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Owner | Addis Abeba City Administration |
| Operator | Addis Abeba Youth and Sport Bureau |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Construction cost | 105.5 million birr (2017 renovation) |
| General contractor | Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd. (2017 renovation) |
Abebe Bikila Stadium (Amharic: አበበ ቢቂላ ስታዲያም) is a multi-purpose stadiuminAddis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level it was used by Dedebit F.C. of the Ethiopian Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators.[1] It is named after famed Olympic Marathon champion Abebe Bikila.[2]
The stadium hosted the final of the inaugural Ethiopian Super Cup in 2016.[3]
In March 2017 the project to renovate the stadium was awarded to the Chinese firm Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd. with the total cost of the project being 105.5 million Birr.[4] The stadium was renovated in large part to ease congestion at Addis Ababa Stadium, while the city continues to construct the 62,000 seat Addis Ababa National Stadium.[5]
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