The 1948 transformation of Stade Habib Bouakeul in Oran

In 1927, a stadium was built in the Les Amandiers district of Oran, now known as Haï El-Louz. In those early days, it bore the name Stade Alenda. On 19 December 1948, the stadium was renovated and renamed Stade Vincent Monréal; it was the biggest stadium in Oran at the time of its renovation.

When Algeria gained independence, the stadium was renamed Stade Habib Bouakeul in commemoration of Habib Bouakeul, a martyr of the Algeria War. The stadium is a multi-use venue used mostly for football matches in the city of Oran.

The stadium holds 20,000 people. It was equipped with artificial turf to replace natural grass, and a newer artificial turf was installed in 2013. Today, ASM Oran and SCM Oran use the stadium as their home ground.

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