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Cairo International Stadium

Football stadium in Cairo, Egypt

Cairo International Stadium

ستاد القاهرة الدولي
Full name	Cairo International Stadium
Former names	Nasser Stadium
Location	Nasr City, Cairo
Public transit	Stadium station Fair zone station Stadium Monorail station
Capacity	75,000
Record attendance	130,000 (1969)
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 (1960–2024) Zamalek Al Ahly

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 designed the Olympic Stadium in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. The engineering and construction supervision of the stadium was performed by ACE Moharram Bakhoum. It is the 69th largest stadium in the world and the 3rd largest stadium in Egypt. 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 which coincided with the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ^{[citation needed]}

Overview[edit]

The stadium is located about 10 km west of Cairo International Airport and about 10 km from downtown Cairo.^[2] In 2005, it was renovated in preparation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.^{[citation needed]}

Cairo Stadium is known for its atmosphere and capacity. This was evident during the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt from 20 January to 10 February.^{[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]}

International football matches[edit]

2006 Africa Cup of Nations[edit]

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
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
10 February 2006	19:00	Egypt	0–0 (4-2 pen.)	Ivory Coast	Final	74,100

2019 Africa Cup of Nations[edit]

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
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

Transport connections[edit]

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
Cairo Metro	Cairo Stadium	→ Cairo Metro Line 3
	Fair Zone	→ Cairo Metro Line 3
Cairo Monorail	Cairo Stadium	New Administrative Capital line

Gallery[edit]

• 
  Aerial view of Cairo Stadium in 1960.
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  A view of the stadium in 2006.
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  Egyptian supporters attending a match involving the national team in 2007.
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  A view of the stadium minutes before the match between Uganda and Zimbabwe during AFCON 2019
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  Cairo stadium during Egypt u23 vs South Africa u23 match
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  Cairo stadium during AFCON U23 Closing ceremony
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  Cairo stadium during AFCON U23 Closing ceremony
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  Cairo stadium during AFCON U23 Closing ceremony
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  A Panorama view of the stadium interior

Trivia[edit]

• Hosts matches for the Egypt national football team.
• Hosted many matches in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and the final which Egypt won against Ivory Coast 4–2 in penalties shootouts after a 0–0 draw in extra time.
• It was updated to host the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations to meet the CAF standard stadiums making it all-seated which decreased the capacity from 85,000 to 75,000 and making blue zigzag highlights on the seats, later on the Olympic track was changed from blue to orange it was first seen on 14 November when Egypt faced Algeria in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) which Egypt won 2–0.
• It was one of the stadiums along with Borg El Arab Stadium and 5 other planned stadiums in the failed Egyptian bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^{[citation needed]}
• It hosted the 2020 CAF Champions League final which Al Ahly SC won 2-1 against their arch rivals Zamalek SC.

See also[edit]

• Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
• Lists of stadiums

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cairo International Stadium.

• Website for Cairo Stadium
• Photosatcafe.daum.net/stade

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