Port Said Stadium

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Al -Masry

• U-17 World Cup 1997
• African Cup of Nations 2006
• Junior World Cup 2009

The Port Said Stadium (Arabic ستاد بورسعيد ) is located in Port Said in Egypt. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 seats and is used mostly for football matches. It served as a venue for the African Cup of Nations in 2006 and has hosted several matches at the Junior World Cup in 2009.

The stadium was built in 1954 and renovated in 2009 in preparation for the Junior World Cup.

The stadium is located approximately 10 kilometers from the regional airport and about one kilometer from the city center of Port Said.

On February 1, 2012, came after a first division between Al -Masry and Al -Ahly Cairo serious crowd disturbances, as spectators stormed the court after the final whistle. At least 74 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured.