Cairo International Stadium

Cairo International Stadium
ستاد القاهرة الدولي
	Interactive map of Cairo International Stadium
Full name	Cairo International Stadium
Former names	Nasser Stadium
Location	Nasr City, Cairo
Capacity	75,000
Surface	FLexGrass hybrid grass
Record attendance	130,000 (1969)[citation needed]
Public transit	Stadium station ; Fair zone station ; Stadium Monorail station
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–present) ; Zamalek (1960–present) ; Al Ahly (1960–present)

The Cairo International Stadium (Egyptian 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

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

2006 Africa Cup of Nations

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

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Several matches of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup were played at the stadium, including the two semifinals, the third-place match, and the final between Brazil and Ghana.^[3] Ghana became the first African country to win the youth tournament.^[4]

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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

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

Stations nearby:

Service	Station	Line
Cairo Metro	Cairo Stadium	→ Cairo Metro Line 3
Cairo Metro	Fair Zone	→ Cairo Metro Line 3

Gallery

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