International Stadium
Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon
International Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon — opened 1999, 13 rugby league games hosted, home of Lebanon national rugby league team (the Cedars).
Sourcing caveat: This site's own directory correctly records this venue's country as Lebanon; the venue is sometimes confused with the more widely-known Libyan capital city of the same name (Tripoli, Libya), which has no recorded rugby league history at all -- an ambiguity worth flagging for readers rather than a genuine data error.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1999 (Full name the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium, in Tripoli, Lebanon -- a different city from the more widely-known Libyan capital of the same name.) |
| Home club | Lebanon national rugby league team (the Cedars) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 13 |
| Top recorded crowd | 9,713 |
| Capacity | 22,400 |
| Test matches hosted | 8 |
| Surface | Natural grass football pitch with an 8-lane athletics track |
| First rugby league match | 2 Nov 2002, Lebanon 36-6 France (Mediterranean Cup), attendance 9,713 |
| Years used | 2002–2011 |
| Location | Tripoli, North Governorate |
Name history
- International Stadium (Tripoli International Olympic Stadium) — 1999-present
Rugby league history
One of Lebanon's key international rugby league venues in the 2000s, hosting the Cedars in Mediterranean Cup group matches against France, Morocco and Serbia, a 2009 European Cup fixture against Italy, and a 2011 World Cup qualifier against Serbia. Lebanon's rugby league program, founded around 2000 largely by Australian-based players of Lebanese heritage, went on to a breakthrough 2017 World Cup campaign, winning its first-ever World Cup match and reaching the quarter-finals.
Also used for athletics and public gatherings, and has at times served as a Lebanese Armed Forces barracks; significantly deteriorated during Lebanon's 2020s economic crisis, with rehabilitation work reportedly beginning in August 2025.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 2 Nov 2002 — Lebanon 36-6 France (Mediterranean Cup), 9,713
- 19 Oct 2003 — Lebanon 102-0 Serbia (Mediterranean Cup)
- 25 Oct 2003 — Lebanon 26-18 France (Mediterranean Cup), 4,000
- 2 Oct 2004 — Lebanon 64-6 Serbia (Mediterranean Cup)
- 5 Oct 2004 — Lebanon 48-14 Morocco (Mediterranean Cup)
- 9 Oct 2004 — Lebanon 42-14 France (Mediterranean Cup)
- 24 Oct 2009 — Lebanon 86-0 Italy (European Cup), attendance recorded as 500 by this site, though a secondary source gives 2,100
- 16 Oct 2011 — Lebanon 96-4 Serbia (2013 Rugby League World Cup Qualifying), 2,000
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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