Chamoun, Camille

Chamoun, Camille, 1900-1987, Lebanese political leader. Chamoun held a variety of governmental posts before serving as president of Lebanon (1952-58). A Maronite Christian, Chamoun was opposed by Muslim leaders who disliked his pro-Western policies. The Muslim groups openly rebelled against Chamoun's government in 1958, and, in response to Chamoun's request for help, U.S. marines were sent to support the government. After defending the Lebanese against Syria in the 1975 civil war, he held a succession of ministerial appointments.

Beirut Sports City Stadium (ملعب المدينةالرياضية) is a 65,600 capacity multi-use stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1957, and most recently renovated in 1997. This stadium was the final venue of 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Former Lebanese president Camille Chamoun built the stadium. The opening game was a friendly played against FC Petrolul Ploieşti, where Lebanon beat them 1-0 through a Joseph Abou Murad goal.

Information

• Overall capacity: 65,000 spectators
• Covered area: 12,000
• Uncovered area: 53,000
• Presidential stand: 150
• VIP stand: 1150
• First class stand: 3450
• Press stand: available
• Press reception hall: available
• Conference room: available (350 m²)
• Interview room: available
• Audio-visual press room: available
• Telecommunication room: available
• Commentary positions: available
• Players changing rooms: 4
• Referee changing room: 2
• Health club & drug detection: available
• Warming-up indoors: available
• Electronic display facilities: available
• Field specifications: same as Stade de France
• Number of gates: 18 entrance gates
• Parking capacity: 2500 cars