Surface Grass Opened 1955 Team Al-Masry SC | Capacity 18,000 Phone +20 100 701 0119 | |
Location Al-Manakh, Port Said, Egypt Address 23rd July street, Electric Manakh, Port Said Governorate, Egypt Similar Cairo Military Academy, Ismailia Stadium, Mokhtar El‑Tetsh Stadium, Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria Stadium | ||
Egypt soccer riot video over 70 dead at port said stadium
Port Said Stadium (Arabic: ستاد بورسعيد) or "Stad Būr Sa'īd", is a multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 39,988. The stadium is banned until 2016. 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 Club.
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- Egypt soccer riot video over 70 dead at port said stadium
- Reactions in cairo to port said stadium disaster verdict
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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.
It is located about 8 km of Port Said Airport.
On 1 February 2012, the Port Said football match disaster occurred, resulting in 72 deaths following a match between Al-Masry Club and Al-Ahly S.C..