Background
The construction of the stadium was kicked off in 1980 based on the design of the Polish Architect with the assistance of architect Fawzi Khalifeh, and it was supposed to be completed in 1987 to become ready for the Mediterranean games. This project is always presented ,that Mr Kus was an Architect, but his role was always aas structural Engineer and Mr Karpiel was building for him a models that Mr Kus can understand principals of static design.Unfortunately, the construction process was stopped and delayed for several years due to financial difficulties, until 2003 when the officials of the Syrian Government implemented a serious programme to overcome all difficulties. Finally, after a record period of 27 years of construction, the stadium became ready with complete facilities in early 2007. The official opening of the stadium took place on 3 April 2007 with an inaugural friendly match between Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahçe SK of Turkey which ended in a 2-2 draw in front of 75 thousand spectators. The first goal scored in the stadium came at the 8th minute of the inaugural match, through Abdul Fattah Al Agha. The Syrian president Bashar Al Assad attended the opening ceremony and the match with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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