Egyptian Air Defense Stadium | |
 | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Public transit | Marshal Tantawy Monorail station |
| Owner | Egyptian Air Defense Forces |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Field size | 104 metres (114 yd) by 68 metres (74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 2 July 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Pyramids FC | |
The 30 June Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics located in Cairo. It was built by the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.[1] The stadium is the main venue of the Air Defense Sport Village. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000[2] and it is one of the venues of the Egyptian Premier League. It is the home ground of the Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids F.C.
In March 2019 it was announced that the stadium will host all bar one of the fixtures of Group C in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as one Group A and Group D match and one match each in the round of 16, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals.
Accidents
Twenty-eight football fans died on 8 February 2015 in a confrontation with the police at the gates of Egyptian stadium during a league match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek SC and ENPPI.[3][4] Most of the dead were crushed to death and suffocated when the crowd stampeded after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into the stadium.[3][5][6] Egypt's hardcore fans are notorious for violent behavior at matches, and Egypt has designated some as terrorist groups.[7]
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The following games were played at the stadium during the tournament:
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2019 | 19:00 |  Senegal | 2–0 |  Tanzania | Group C | 7,249 |
| 22:00 |  Algeria | 2–0 |  Kenya | 8,071 | ||
| 27 June 2019 | 19:00 | Senegal | 0–1 | Algeria | 25,765 | |
| 22:00 | Kenya | 3–2 | Tanzania | 7,233 | ||
| 30 June 2019 | 21:00 |  Zimbabwe | 0–4 |  DR Congo | Group A | 4,364 |
| 1 July 2019 | 18:00 |  Namibia | 1–4 |  Ivory Coast | Group D | 7,530 |
| 21:00 | Kenya | 0–3 | Senegal | Group C | 13,224 | |
| 7 July 2019 | 21:00 | Algeria | 3–0 |  Guinea | Round of 16 | 8,205 |
| 10 July 2019 | 18:00 | Senegal | 1–0 |  Benin | Quarter-finals | 5,798 |
| 14 July 2019 | 18:00 | Senegal | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Tunisia | Semi-finals | 9,143 |
References
- ↑ تقرير..الطريق إلى استاد "ملحمة 30 يونيو" قبل مواجهة الأهلى وصن شاين (in Arabic). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "Venues - Premier League - Egypt". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Africa's tragic record of stadium disasters". ESPN.com. July 29, 2017.
- ↑ Faith Karimi (9 February 2015). "Egypt soccer match goes ahead despite clashes that killed at least 19 fans". CNN. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at least 25 in Egypt". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium". rediff.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Riots, fires, falls, stampedes and stadium collapses: A look at tragic deaths in sports arenas". pennlive. May 22, 2017.