Alexandria Stadium

Alexandria Stadium
	The stadium on a matchday
Location	Alexandria, Egypt
Owner	Alexandria Governorate
Capacity	20,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1929
Renovated	2016–2017
Tenants
	Al Ittihad; Smouha (selected matches)

Alexandria Stadium (Arabic: إستاد الأسكندرية) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Moharram Bey district of Alexandria, Egypt. Built in 1929 by King Fouad I, it is considered the oldest stadium in Egypt and all of Africa. Alexandria stadium now holds over 20,000 people after the remodeling and renovations in 2016–2017.^[2]

The stadium hosts the Al-Ittihad football team and has been the scene of many international tournaments, including the inaugural of the 1951 Mediterranean Games. It was a venue for the 1986 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 African Cup of Nations editions, and hosted the Group B matches during the 2019 African Cup of Nations.^[3]

Architecture[]

The stadium was designed by Russian architect Vladimir Nicohosov, who was influenced by Islamic architecture.^[3]

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:

Date	Time (CEST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
22 June 2019	19:00	Nigeria	1–0	Burundi	Group B	3,192
22 June 2019	22:00	Guinea	2–2	Madagascar	Group B	5,342
26 June 2019	16:30	Nigeria	1–0	Guinea	Group B	10,388
27 June 2019	16:30	Madagascar	1–0	Burundi	Group B	4,900
30 June 2019	18:00	Madagascar	2–0	Nigeria	Group B	9,895
6 July 2019	18:00	Nigeria	3–2	Cameroon	Round of 16	10,000
7 July 2019	18:00	Madagascar	2–2 (4–2 pen.)	DR Congo	Round of 16	5,890

Gallery[]

Stadium opening ceremony, 1929
The Royal Navy performing on the stadium during the Second World War c. 1942.
A view of the stadium in 2006
Al Ittihad Alexandria vs Porto Suez, 2018
A view of the stadium after renovation process before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations