Top 10 Stadiums in Lebanon
Lebanon competes in Asian football, its national team known as the Cedars and its domestic league shaped by clubs with deep community and sectarian roots, most famously the rivalry between Al Ansar and Al Nejmeh. Beirut's Camille Chamoun Sports City is the heart of the game, supported by grounds across a small and densely populated country. The grounds appear on the map.
1. Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Capacity: 47,799. Lebanon's national stadium in Beirut, originally opened in 1957 and rebuilt after the civil war, reopening in 2000. The largest ground in the country and the principal home of the Cedars.
2. Saida International Stadium, Sidon
Capacity: 22,600. A stadium in the southern coastal city of Sidon, built for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup hosted by Lebanon, and a major regional football venue.
3. Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli
Capacity: 22,400. The principal stadium of the northern city of Tripoli, also built for the 2000 Asian Cup, serving the football of northern Lebanon.
4. Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut
Capacity: 7,000. A Beirut ground named after the assassinated former prime minister, used for league football and as a secondary venue in the capital.
5. Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut
Capacity: 6,000. A ground in the Armenian-Lebanese district of Bourj Hammoud, the home of Homenetmen and Homenmen, clubs rooted in the Armenian community.
6. Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Capacity: 5,000. A coastal ground north of Beirut in Jounieh, used for league football and serving the Mount Lebanon region.
7. Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun
Capacity: 4,000. A mountain stadium used for league football, part of the network of grounds that serve Lebanon's varied geography.
8. Beirut Municipal Stadium (Manara), Beirut
Capacity: 4,000. A historic ground on the Beirut seafront at Manara, used for league football and youth development in the capital.
9. Nejmeh Club Stadium, Beirut
Capacity: 4,000. A training and matchday ground associated with Al Nejmeh, one of Lebanon's biggest clubs, in the capital's football landscape.
10. Safa Stadium, Beirut
Capacity: 3,500. The ground of the Safa club in Beirut, rooted in the Druze community, completing a portfolio that reflects Lebanon's complex social fabric expressed through football.
A footballing landscape
Lebanese football is inseparable from the country's communal and sectarian make-up, with clubs serving as expressions of community identity. The stadiums built or rebuilt around the 2000 Asian Cup gave the country a modern core of grounds, while the Camille Chamoun Sports City remains the symbolic and physical heart of the Lebanese game.
Explore on the map
Find these grounds and many more across Lebanon on our interactive map, and use it to plan a footballing journey through the country.