Alexandria Stadium

Alexandria Stadium
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 Alexandria, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium is the oldest stadium in Egypt and Africa, being built in 1929. The stadium holds 20,000 people after recent remodelings.^[2]

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

The following games were played at the stadium during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations:

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

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.
Opening ceremony