Al Masry Club Stadium
ستاد النادي المصري | |
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Former names | Port Said Stadium |
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Location | Al Manakh, Port Said, Egypt |
Owner | Al Masry Sporting Club[1] |
Operator | Al Masry |
Capacity | 18,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 16 October 1955 |
Closed | 2019 |
Demolished | 4 July 2021 |
Architect | Vasilios Trivoulides |
Structural engineer | Vasilios Trivoulides |
Tenants | |
Al Masry (1955–2012; 2018) |
Al Masry Club Stadium (Egyptian Arabic: ستاد النادي المصري), formerly known as Port Said Stadium (Egyptian Arabic: ستاد بور سعيد), was a multi-use all-seated stadium in Al Manakh, Port Said, Egypt, which was the home of Al Masry between 1958 and 2012. The stadium is currently being demolished and set to be replaced by a new stadium in the same location.
The stadium, which had a seating capacity of 18,000, was opened on 16 October 1955 and was inaugurated by Hussein El Shafei, the Egyptian minister of social affairs, on behalf of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
On 1 February 2012, following a league match between Al Masry and Al Ahly, the incidents of Port Said Stadium riot occurred which resulted in the death of 72 Al Ahly fans, alongside 1 Al Masry supporter and 1 police officer, making it the deadliest tragedy in Egyptian sporting history.[2] The stadium was banned from hosting any official football matches as a result, with an exception made in 2018 when the stadium hosted all Al Masry home fixtures in their CAF Confederation Cup campaigns during the 2018 and 2018–19 seasons. The last official match hosted by the stadium was played on 15 December 2018, a 2–0 defeat for Al Masry against Burkinabé side Salitas.
In late 2019, the stadium was officially closed to prepare for demolition process, which was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. More than one year later, demolition work finally began on 4 July 2021.[3] It's expected that Al Masry will move to their new stadium, which will have a seating capacity of 12,000, between 2024 and 2026.
Previously, the stadium was owned by the Governorate of Port Said, and was known as Port Said Stadium, until 5 January 2016 when Port Said governor Adel El Ghadban agreed to transfer the stadium's ownership to Al Masry and changing its name to Al Masry Club Stadium as a result.
The stadium also hosted some matches in numerous tournaments held in Egypt, including 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2007 Pan Arab Games Football Tournament and 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
References[]
- ^ "محطات مهمة في تاريخ ستاد الدوري المصري" [History of Al Masry Club Stadium]. Al Masry online (in Arabic). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "In pictures: Jubilation in Cairo, riots in Port Said". 26 January 2013.
- ^ "بدء أعمال هدم استاد النادي المصري في بورسعيد" [Al Masry Club Stadium demolition process in Port Said starts today]. Masrawy (in Arabic). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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Coordinates: 31°16′16″N 32°17′29″E / 31.27111°N 32.29139°E
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