Cairo International Stadium


The Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. 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

Overview

The stadium is located about 10 km west of Cairo International Airport and about 10 km from downtown Cairo. In 2005, it was renovated in preparation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
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. 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.

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:
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
20 January 200619:003–0Group A65,000
21 January 200614:000–1Group A8,000
24 January 200617:151–2Group A42,000
24 January 200620:000–0Group A67,000
28 January 200619:003–1Group A74,000
3 February 200619:004–1Quarter-finals74,000
7 February 200619:002–1Semi-finals74,100
10 February 200619:000–0 Final74,100

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:
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
21 June 201922:001–0Group A73,299
22 June 201916:300–2Group A1,083
26 June 201919:001–1Group A73,589
26 June 201922:002–0Group A74,219
30 June 201921:000–2Group A74,566
5 July 201921:000–1Round of 166,950
6 July 201921:000–1Round of 1675,000
10 July 201921:002–1Quarter-finals48,343
14 July 201921:002–1Semi-finals49,775
19 July 201921:000–1Final75,000

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:
ServiceStationLine
Cairo MetroCairo Stadium → Cairo Metro Line 3
Cairo MetroFair Zone → Cairo Metro Line 3