The Cairo International Stadium (Arabic: ستاد القاهرة الدولي), formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000.[1] The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The engineering and construction supervision work of the stadium was performed by ACE Moharram Bakhoum. It is the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC and Al Ahly use the stadium for most of their home games.[citation needed]
ستاد القاهرة الدولي | |
Full name | Cairo International Stadium |
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Former names | Nasser Stadium |
Location | Nasr City, Cairo |
Public transit | Stadium station Fair zone station Stadium Monorail station |
Capacity | 75,000 |
Record attendance | 120,000 (1986) |
Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
Construction | |
Built | 1955–1960 |
Opened | 23 July 1960 |
Renovated | 2005, 2019 |
Architect | Werner March |
Structural engineer | ACE Moharram Bakhoum |
Tenants | |
Egypt national football team Al Ahly Zamalek |
The Stadium is located about 10 km west of Cairo International Airport and about 10 km[2] (30 min) from downtown Cairo.[citation needed] In 2005, in preparation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations it underwent a renovation.[citation needed]
Cairo Stadium is known for its atmosphere and capacity. This was evident during the 2006 African Cup of Nations, which were held in Egypt.[citation needed] Cairo Stadium is a symbol of Egyptian football. Nearly all of the most important Egyptian matches are held there. It has also served as the main stadium of the 1991 All-Africa Games.[citation needed]
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. The following games were played at the stadium during the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations:
Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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20 January 2006 | 19:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Libya | Group A | 65,000 |
21 January 2006 | 14:00 | Morocco | 0–1 | Ivory Coast | Group A | 8,000 |
24 January 2006 | 17:15 | Libya | 1–2 | Ivory Coast | Group A | 42,000 |
24 January 2006 | 20:00 | Egypt | 0–0 | Morocco | Group A | 67,000 |
28 January 2006 | 19:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Ivory Coast | Group A | 74,000 |
3 February 2006 | 19:00 | Egypt | 4–1 | DR Congo | Quarter-finals | 74,000 |
7 February 2006 | 19:00 | Egypt | 2–1 | Senegal | Semi-finals | 74,100 |
7 February 2006 | 19:00 | Egypt | 0–0 (4-2 pen.) | Ivory Coast | Final | 74,100 |
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The following games were played at the stadium during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations:
Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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21 June 2019 | 22:00 | Egypt | 1–0 | Zimbabwe | Group A | 73,299 |
22 June 2019 | 16:30 | DR Congo | 0–2 | Uganda | Group A | 1,083 |
26 June 2019 | 19:00 | Uganda | 1–1 | Zimbabwe | Group A | 73,589 |
26 June 2019 | 22:00 | Egypt | 2–0 | DR Congo | Group A | 74,219 |
30 June 2019 | 21:00 | Uganda | 0–2 | Egypt | Group A | 74,566 |
5 July 2019 | 21:00 | Uganda | 0–1 | Senegal | Round of 16 | 6,950 |
6 July 2019 | 21:00 | Egypt | 0–1 | South Africa | Round of 16 | 75,000 |
10 July 2019 | 21:00 | Nigeria | 2–1 | South Africa | Quarter-finals | 48,343 |
14 July 2019 | 21:00 | Algeria | 2–1 | Nigeria | Semi-finals | 49,775 |
19 July 2019 | 21:00 | Senegal | 0–1 | Algeria | Final | 75,000 |
The stadium is located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo and can be reached by underground via the dedicated Cairo stadium subway station at line 3 and a Cairo Monorail station that will be opened in 2023, located in front of the stadium.[citation needed]
Stations nearby:
Service | Station | Line |
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Cairo Metro | Cairo Stadium | → Cairo Metro Line 3 |
Fair Zone | → Cairo Metro Line 3 | |
Cairo Monorail | Cairo Stadium | New Administrative Capital line |
Preceded by Stade 7 November Rades |
Africa Cup of Nations Final venue 2006 |
Succeeded by Ohene Djan Stadium Accra |
Preceded by | FIFA U-20 World Cup Final venue 2009 |
Succeeded by Estadio Nemesio Camacho Bogotá |
Preceded by Stade de l'Amitié Libreville |
Africa Cup of Nations Final venue 2019 |
Succeeded by Paul Biya Stadium Yaoundé |
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