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25-559: It is a covered amphitheater that can accommodate 60,000 spectators and covers 13,000 square meters. It includes a main field, 3 sub-stadiums, two warm-up halls, two bright blackboards, an honorary platform that can accommodate 7,000 spectators, and a press stand with 300 offices. The stadium was inaugurated in July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel 1–0. The CS Hammam-Lif player, Anis Ben Chouikha, scored

50-625: The 1987 coup d'état , Zine El Abidine Ben Ali played the same role until his overthrow during the Tunisian revolution in 2011. From 2011 to 2014, the President of the Republic did not hand over the cup. After coming to power, Beji Caid Essebsi (winner of the 2014 Tunisian presidential election ) presented the cup to the 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 and 2017–18 editions. After the death of Caïd Essebsi, interim president Mohamed Ennaceur presented

75-594: The 2023–24 season . The first edition took place during the 1922–23 season under the French protectorate organized by the Tunisian Football League (an offshoot of the French Football Federation ). The first final after independence, which took place at the end of the 1955–56 season, was won by Stade Tunisien . The cup is therefore organized every year, with the exception of the 1977–78 season due to

100-745: The CAF Champions League were played on the stadium. In 2006, between the CS Sfaxien and the Egyptian Al-Ahly SC , and in the years 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2018 and 2019 , during which it faced Esperance de Tunis , respectively, TP Mazembe , Wydad AC twice and Al-Ahly SC twice. Two matches of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup final were played on the stadium. In 2011 between Club Africain and Maghreb de Fès , in 2013 between CS Sfaxien and TP Mazembe . Two matches of

125-543: The CAF Super Cup were played on the stadium: the 2008 edition between Étoile du Sahel and CS Sfaxien , and the 2012 edition between Esperance de Tunis and Maghreb de Fès . The French Professional Football League , which wanted to relocate the Trophée des champions between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain , announced that the 2010 edition will take place at the stadium on 28 July 2010. In October 2015,

150-485: The Prime Minister , Ahmed Hachani presented the cup to the winning team. From independence in 1956 until the Tunisian revolution in 2011, the tournament was called the "Tunisian President Cup". Since 2011, the competition has been called the "Tunisian Cup". In August 2019, the 2018–19 edition bears the name of former president Beji Caid Essebsi , and the following four editions bear the name of national figures on

175-516: The Tunisian revolution . This decision sparked public controversy. On 9 February, President Kais Saied , during his meeting with Minister of Youth and Sports Kamel Deguiche, decided to change the name of the tournament to the Tunisian Cup and rejected the new name, indicating that the era of personalization of power had passed forever. The report was published on the official page of the Presidency of

200-494: The government of Habib Essid sparked a great controversy and opposition reactions against the backdrop of announcing its intention to mortgage the stadium, before retracting under public pressure. The stadium obtained the first class certificate from the International Athletics Federation, as the stadium most conforms to the standards and specifications in its field. In May 2020, the stadium was ranked tenth in

225-730: The African continent and in the Arab world. Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup ( Arabic : كأس تونس ), and formerly known as Tunisian President Cup (1956–2011), is the premier knockout football competition in Tunisian football , organized annually by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF), which is considered the second most important national title after the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 . The reigning champions are Stade Tunisien , who won their seventh title at

250-472: The Republic on Facebook . After that, the TFF retracted the new name and kept the name of the Tunisian Cup. Replays : Replays were used to determine the winner of the knockout tournament when the first leg ended in a draw. If the second match remained tied, the team that played the most corners was considered the winning team. This rule was applied twice in the history of the Tunisian Cup finals in 1970 and 1976, and

275-447: The cup champion is the champion of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 that season or a participant in the CAF Champions League , the club that played the final is the one who replaces it in the external competition. A new Tunisian Cup Trophy is adopted whenever a team triumphs the same Trophy three times. From independence until 1987, Habib Bourguiba presented the cup to the winning team after each final. Since coming to power after

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300-478: The current cup has been taken since 2020. Espérance Sportive de Tunis is the most successful team with a record 15 titles. As for Étoile Sportive du Sahel , it has occupied second place fifteen times, the last of which was during the 2018–19 season . Club Africain is the team that has played in the most finals (27 times), as well as the team that retained the title for four consecutive seasons (1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969–70) . Coach Mokhtar Tlili has won

325-427: The final of the 2020–21 season . Eight teams from the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (the teams that finished last season between seventh and twelfth place, in addition to the two teams promoted from the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 ) enter the competition in the 32 round, followed by the other six teams in the next round. The Tunisian Cup champion qualifies directly for the CAF Confederation Cup . However, if

350-487: The first goal in the history of the stadium. It also hosted 6 matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations (24 January–14 February 2004), which Tunisia crowned after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match . The stadium was inaugurated on 6 July 2001 under the name Stade 7 November in the framework of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup final between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1–0). Hammadi Agrebi Stadium hosted

375-436: The framework of the 2007–08 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 . When it was built, the stadium was called the 7 November Stadium but, following the 2011 revolution , it took the name of Radès Olympic stadium. On 22 August 2020, following the death of Hammadi Agrebi , the head of government Elyes Fakhfakh announced that he would rename the stadium to his name. This announcement surprises the mayor of Radès who indicates that

400-642: The framework of the decree of the 12 July 2019, so his name can be changed. A plaque was therefore installed on 1 September with the name of the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, before being removed. On 21 September, the municipality of Radès files an urgent complaint with the Administrative Court to annul the decision. At the end of 2020, the Tunisian Football Federation , the Confederation of African Football and FIFA use this name, even if

425-450: The largest sporting events in Tunisia, most notably the 2001 Mediterranean Games , in which the Tunisian national team won the gold medal of the football tournament after winning the final match 1–0 over Italy . It also hosted six matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations , which Tunisia won after its 2–1 victory over the Morocco in the final match . Six matches of the final leg of

450-475: The matches were replayed after a draw 7 times. Penalty shoot-out : The penalty shoot-out law was applied in the 16-final round of the Tunisian Cup in the 1976–77 edition in the match that brought together the EO La Goulette et du Kram and Stade Tunisien , which prevailed 4–3. For the final matches, 9 matches were decided by penalty shoot-outs. The first was the 1984 final between the champion, AS Marsa , and

475-498: The municipal council is meeting on 24 August to make a decision. In addition, a decree dated 12 July 2019 stipulates that it is not permitted to give the names of deceased persons to monuments until three years after the date of death. On 24 August, the Ministry of Local Affairs replied that the stadium was placed under the management of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (not that of the municipality of Radès) and that it did not fall within

500-569: The name "Olympic Stadium of Radès" remains common in the media, both Tunisian and foreign. The Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium obtains the Class 1 Certificate from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which means that it reaches the best standards and specifications in its field. It is one of the best stadiums in North Africa and one of the most beautiful stadiums on

525-536: The occasion of their death anniversary ( Habib Bourguiba in 2019–20 , Salah Ben Youssef in 2020–21 , Farhat Hached in 2021–22 and Hedi Chaker in 2022–23 ). On 7 February 2024, the Tunisian Football Federation named the Tunisian Cup The His Excellency the President of the Republic Cup, before the start of the 2023–24 edition , returning the name of the competition to what it was before

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550-686: The participation of the Tunisia national team ’s in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, and the 2001–02 edition which is not not completed due to the national team's participation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The final match has been held generally since 2001 at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès . A new Tunisian Cup Trophy is adopted whenever a team triumphs the same Trophy three times,

575-412: The tournament a record three times with Espérance de Tunis (2) and CA Bizertin (1), while player Sadok Sassi has won the title a record 8 times with Club Africain . From the start of the 2020s, the management of the Tunisian Football Federation decided to play the final match outside the capital Tunis and move it to regions, such as Monastir in the final of the 2019–20 season and Djerba in

600-472: The trophy at the end of the 2018–19 final. Since Kais Saied assumed the presidency in October 2019, he has not attended the final or presented the cup. From 2020 to 2023, all those who held the position of Minister of Youth and Sports presented the cup with the president of the Tunisian Football Federation , Wadie Jary. During the 2023–24 final, at the request of the President of the Republic, Kais Saied ,

625-504: The world, according to a poll by the Spanish newspaper Marca for the most beautiful stadiums in the world, with 14,000 votes. The stadium recorded the largest number of audiences, estimated at sixty thousand spectators, on two occasions, the first in the final match of the 2004 African Cup of Nations between Tunisia and the Morocco , and the second on 22 May 2008 in the match between Club Africain and Espérance Sportive de Zarzis within

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