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Borg El Arab Stadium
Location
Amreya, Alexandria, Egypt
Capacity
86,000 [1]
Record attendance
86,000 (Egypt 2–1 Congo) (8 October 2017)
Field size
105 m × 70 m (344 ft × 230 ft)
Surface
Grass
Construction
Broke ground
2005
Opened
2009
Architect
Egyptian Armed Forces
Tenants
Egypt national football team Smouha Al Ahly (selected matches) Al Ittihad (selected matches)
The Borg El Arab Stadium (Arabic: ستاد برج العرب), sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Army Stadium or El Geish Stadium - Alexandria (Arabic: ستاد الجيش ببرج العرب), is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Amreya; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the second largest stadium in Egypt (after New Administrative Capital Stadium) and the third largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000[2] and is an all-seater. It is also the 9th largest association football stadium in the world. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway 10 km from Borg El Arab Airport and 15 km from Alexandria's city center. A running track runs around the pitch, and the ground has four floodlights. Only one stand is covered by a roof.
The stadium is 145 feddans (609,000 sq m), is surrounded by a fence which is 3 km long, an internal road network measuring 6 km, a parking lot which could fit 5,000 cars and 200 buses. The stadium also has an airstrip. There are 136 electronic entrances. The main cabin is covered by an umbrella which covers 35% of the stadium's total area.
The stadium is air-conditioned. There are 2 sub-stadiums for training and each ground can hold 2,000 spectators, includes 2 locker rooms and a stadium for Athletics. The stadium also includes a hotel for 200 guests. The stadium includes a building which contains 300 presses.
^Abdelaziz, Ahmed (2023-07-26). "Borg el-Arab Stadium: Unveiling Egypt's Modern Sporting Jewel - Stadiums World". Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^"The boys are ready", Al-Ahram Weekly, no. 965, Al Ahram Publishing House, 17 September 2009, archived from the original on 10 October 2010, retrieved 6 June 2010
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