New Administrative Capital Stadium
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ستاد مصر | |
Egypt Stadium | |
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| Location | New Administrative Capital, Egypt |
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| Coordinates | 29°53′32″N 31°40′23″E / 29.89222°N 31.67306°E |
| Owner | Egyptian Government |
| Capacity | 93,940 |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2019–2023 |
| Opened | January 2024 |
| Architect | SHESA Architects |
| Main contractors | Orascom Construction |
The Misr Stadium (Template:Lang-arz, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [stɑːd mɑsˤr]), commonly known as Egypt Stadium, is a stadium in Egypt's Olympic 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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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,[4] who had also worked on Juventus Stadium in Turin and the Paul Biya stadium in Yaoundè, Cameroon. Orascom Construction were the main contractor.
The stadium was completed in late 2023, and hosted the Egypt national football team training camp before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[1][2] It was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match, beating them 1-0.[5][6]
Design
Misr 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.[2]
Gallery
Matches
Misr Stadium hosts the opening match between Egypt national football team and New Zealand men's national football team of the first edition of 2024 FIFA Series On 22 March 2024
| 22 March 2024 FIFA Series | Egypt  | v |  New Zealand | Cairo, Egypt |
| --:-- GST (UTC+4) | Stadium: Misr Stadium |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.