Denig Stadium along the beach in the centre right | |
Location | Nibok, Nauru |
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Coordinates | 0°31′12″S 166°55′12″E / 0.52000°S 166.92000°E / -0.52000; 166.92000 |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Surface | Gravel |
Tenants | |
Nauru national soccer team |
Denig Stadium is a soccer stadium on the island nation of Nauru. It is located in Nibok and has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. The stadium is at times unusable as it is also used as a storage area for shipping containers.
History
The stadium hosted soccer in Nauru until 2004, the last time an organized league was played on the island. The six-team league which played out of the stadium was dissolved after the foreign workers of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation left the country. The Nauru national soccer team played a friendly against refugees from the Nauru Regional Processing Centre at the stadium on 20 June 2014 in celebration of World Refugee Day.
The stadium was proposed as a host venue in Nauru's unsuccessful bid to host the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. As part of the proposal, the stadium was to be resurfaced for rugby training.
The best-attended soccer match at the venue took place in front of at least 100 spectators.
References
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