Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Stade Léopold Senghor | |
Leopold Senghor Stadium during an African Cup of Nations qualification match | |
Interactive map of Léopold Senghor Stadium | |
| Full name | Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Stade de l'Amitié |
| Location | Route de l’Aéroport de Yoff, Dakar |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Record attendance | 75,000 (Senegal vs Nigeria, 12 January 1992) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Renovated | 2022–2025 |
| General contractor | China Henan International Cooperation Group Co., Ltd |
| Tenants | |
| Senegal national football team | |
Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, formerly the Stade de l'Amitie (English: Friendship Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium in Dakar, Senegal.It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of ASC Jeanne d'Arc and the Senegal national football team. It also has an athletics track, and is sometimes used for rugby union. The stadium holds 40,000. It was built in 1985 and named after Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of Senegal (from 1960 to 1980).
The stadium's record attendance of 75,000 was set in 1992, in an association football match between the national football teams of Senegal and Nigeria.