Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium

El-Tetsh Stadium

Full name	Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium
Former names	Al Ahly Stadium Prince Farouk Stadium
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Owner	Al Ahly
Operator	Al Ahly
Capacity	15,000
Record attendance	20,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1917
Tenants
Al Ahly SC (Training Field)

El-Tetsh Stadium (Template:Lang-ar, often referred to as ) is one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and internationally. Although the game of football was not one of the goals of the founders of Al Ahly club the goal of the club was opening its doors to students of higher schools to meet and practice political dialogues, but the graduates of high schools members of the club have fallen in love with football, which prompted Ahly to build the first stadium in 1909 and they used to call it the time (Al-Hawsh), which is a colloquial word from Egyptian dialect means the courtyard in Arabic. The stadium was developed over the years to be Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium. Currently the stadium hold the team training and friendly games.

History

• In 1917 Al Ahly decided to build his own stadium for the team.
• In 1927 Al Ahly add a western stand in cost of 2500 Egyptian pound
• Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home of Al Ahly before they moved to Cairo International Stadium because of the small capacity.
• The stadium was named after famous Egyptian football star Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh. It is currently used as a training ground for Al-Ahly and also for friendlies.

The stadium was developed over the years to become known as Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium. In 1929, the stadium was named after Egypt's prince at this time, the Prince Farouk Stadium. By 1956, light stands were added to the stadium. Later the stadium was named Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium, Mokhtar El Tetsh was one of the club legends and was considered to be one of the most talented footballers in the country's history and attracted the hearts of many of his countrymen. Al Ahly continued to play their home games at Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium until Cairo Stadium was opened.

The Names of the Stadium

• The first time Al Ahly built the stadium its name was Al Ahly Stadium
• In 1928 after the kingship Sponsored Al Ahly in time of King Foaud, Al Ahly change the name of his stadium to Prince Farouk Stadium
• On 21 February 1965 after the death of Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh, Al Ahly decided to rename the stadium under the name of Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium and it still founded till now
• Conclusion of the Names

Dates	Name
→ 1917-1929	Al Ahly Stadium
→ 1929-1965	Prince Farouk Stadium
→ 1965-Current	Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium

1959 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium was the only venue for the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations.

The following games were played at the stadium during the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations:

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
22 May 1959	United Arab Republic	4–0	Ethiopia	Group Phase	30,000
25 May 1959	Sudan	1–0	Ethiopia	Group Phase	20,000
29 May 1959	United Arab Republic	2–1	Sudan	Group Phase	30,000

Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium Renewal Stages

• in 2009 Al Ahly Chairman Hassan Hamdy decided to renew the western stand after demolishing it and relaunched again in its new shape in 2010
• in 2016 Al Ahly Chairman Mahmoud Taher in collaboration with of Sela Sport Company, they renewal the western stand again and add the team color on the stand

External links

• Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium
• Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium "Stadium DB"