Port Said Stadium (Arabic: ستاد بورسعيد) or "Stad Būr Sa'īd", is a multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 18,000. Located in Al-Manakh district in Port Said, Egypt, it was completed in 1955, and was inaugurated by Hussein el-Shafei the Egyptian minister of social affairs on behalf of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. It is used by Al-Masry.[citation needed]
The Stadium was one of the stadiums to be used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations and 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt so it underwent a major renovation, and was brought up to FIFA's standard.[citation needed]
It is located about 8 km of Port Said Airport.[citation needed]
On 1 February 2012, the Port Said football match disaster occurred, resulting in at least 79 deaths following a match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly S.C..[1]
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Coordinates: 31°16′16″N 32°17′29″E / 31.27111°N 32.29139°E / 31.27111; 32.29139
