Egypt Stadium (Egyptian Arabic: ستاد مصر, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [stɑːd mɑsˤr], aliases: Misr Stadium),[1] commonly known as the New Administrative Capital Stadium, is a stadium in Egypt's Olympic Sports City in the New Administrative Capital. It has a capacity of over 93,940 people, making it the largest stadium in the country and the second largest in Africa.[2][3]
It is part of the Egypt International Olympic City, a large sports complex that has been under construction since 2015. It will have a training ground, two indoor halls (one of them a 15,000-capacity arena), an Olympic-size swimming pool, and other buildings, and is being built with an eye toward the country's possible bids for the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup.[4][5]
History
Construction of the stadium began in 2019 as part of a large Olympic sports complex. It was designed by Italian firms SHESA Architects and MJW Structures with partnership with Cosmos-E engineers and consultants,[6] who had also worked on Juventus Stadium in Turin and the Paul Biya stadium in Yaoundè, Cameroon. Orascom Construction were the main contractor, Design Review and Construction Supervision by ACE Consulting Engineers (Moharram and Bakhoum) , Owner and Project Management EAAF.
The stadium was completed in late 2023, and hosted the Egypt national football team training camp before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[2][4] It was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match, beating them 1–0.[7][8]
Design
The Egypt Stadium is built on an elliptical ground plan. The roof is stylistically based on the headdress and the royal necklace of Nefertiti, the ancient Egyptian queen. The Stadium has a running track.[4]
Gallery
Matches
The stadium hosted its first match on 22 March 2024, between Egypt and New Zealand, as the opner of 2024 ACUP Cup, which was part of the first 2024 FIFA Series.
Egypt  | 1–0 |  New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Mohamed  29' (pen.) |
Report |
| Egypt | 2–4 |  Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Rabia 6' Abdelmonem 90+4' |
Report | Vlašić 21' Petković 57' Kramarić 77' Majer 86' |
See also
References
- ^ Ahmed Abd El Rasoul (18 Mar 2024). "Egypt Stadium at New Administrative Capital to host 1st-ever game between Pharaohs, New Zealand".
- ^ a b "New design: Colossus in Egypt's new administrative capital – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Hossam Hassan reflects on reaching Egypt Capital Cup Final". EgyptToday. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Design: Sports City Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Sisi inspects Egypt Int'l City for Olympic Games in new capital". State Information Service.
- ^ http://stadiumdb.com/designs/egy/egypt_sports_city_stadium
- ^ Abd El Rasoul, Ahmed. "Egypt Stadium at New Administrative Capital to host 1st-ever game between Pharaohs, New Zealand". Ahram Online.
- ^ Online, Ahram. "RELIVE: Egypt v New Zealand (FIFA Series 2024)". Ahram Online.