Borg El Arab Stadium
Alexandria, Egypt
86,000
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to New Administrative Capital Stadium, 93,940
Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria is the 3rd-largest of the 114 listed stadiums in Africa. It is also the northernmost of the 7 listed stadiums in Egypt.
It opened in 2009. Its capacity equals 21.8% of the combined capacity of the listed stadiums in Egypt. The nearest listed stadium is Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, 184 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Egypt national football team, Smouha, Zamalek, Al Ahly
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 31.00° N, 29.72° E
Where it stands in Egypt
- New Administrative Capital Stadium7,940 more93,940
- Borg El Arab Stadium86,000
- Cairo International Stadium11,000 fewer75,000
- Egyptian Army Stadium41,000 fewer45,000
- Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium51,000 fewer35,000
- 2 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 2005
- Field size
- 105 m × 70 m
- Record attendance
- 86,000 (2017)
- Opening order in Egypt
- joint 3rd of 7, earliest first
- Compared with the median in Egypt
- 1.9 times the median capacity of 45,000 across its 7 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 2000s in Egypt
- 3 of the 7 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 2009 in Egypt
- Egyptian Army Stadium, Al Salam Stadium
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- New Administrative Capital Stadium, 224 km
Nearest listed stadiums
- Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium · south-east35,000 places, opened 1979183.8 km
- Cairo International Stadium · south-east75,000 places, opened 1960183.9 km
- Al Salam Stadium · south-east30,000 places, opened 2009187.7 km
- 30 June Stadium · south-east30,000 places, opened 2012191.9 km
- New Administrative Capital Stadium · south-east93,940 places, opened 2024223.7 km
Source: Wikipedia, Borg El Arab Stadium.