{{Short description|Stadium in New Administrative Capital, Egypt}} {{Infobox venue | name = Misr Stadium | native_name = ستاد مصر | native_name_lang = ar | nickname = Egypt Stadium | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = File:New Administrative Capital Stadium.jpg | caption = Misr Stadium under construction in April 2022 | fullname = | former_names = | location = [[The New Capital]], Egypt | coordinates = {{Coord|29|53|32|N|31|40|23|E|type:landmark_region:EG|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | built = 2019–2023 | opened = 22 March 2024 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[Government of Egypt]] | operator = | surface = [[GrassMaster]] | scoreboard = | cost = [[Egyptian pound|E£]]900 million<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025|title=Egypt: New national stadium in a city that... doesn't exist!|url=https://stadiumdb.com/news/2025/02/egypt_new_national_stadium_in_a_city_that_doesnt_exist|website=[[StadiumDB.com]]}}</ref> | architect = SHESA Architects | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = [[Orascom Construction]] | capacity = 93,940 | suites = | record_attendance = 85,350 | dimensions = | acreage = | tenants = [[Egypt national football team]] (2024–present) }}
'''Misr Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|ستاد مصر}}, [[Pseudonym|aliases]]: '''Egypt Stadium'''),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed Abd El Rasoul |date=18 Mar 2024 |title=Egypt Stadium at New Administrative Capital to host 1st-ever game between Pharaohs, New Zealand |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/519587.aspx}}</ref> also known as the '''New Administrative Capital Stadium''', is a [[stadium]] in [[Egypt's Olympic Sports City]] in [[the New Capital]]. It has a capacity of over 93,940 people, making it the [[List of football stadiums in Egypt|largest stadium in the country]] and the [[List of African stadiums by capacity|second largest]] in [[Africa]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=New design: Colossus in Egypt's new administrative capital – StadiumDB.com|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2021/07/new_design_colossus_in_egypts_new_administrative_capital |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/http://stadiumdb.com/news/2021/07/new_design_colossus_in_egypts_new_administrative_capital |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=stadiumdb.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Hossam Hassan reflects on reaching Egypt Capital Cup Final |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/8/131177/Hossam-Hassan-reflects-on-reaching-Egypt-Capital-Cup-Final |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref>
It is part of the Egypt International Olympic City, a large sports complex that has been under construction since 2015. It will have a training ground, two indoor halls (one of them a 15,000-capacity arena), an [[Olympic-size swimming pool]], and other buildings, and is being built with an eye toward the country's possible bids for the [[Olympic Games]] or the [[FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Design: Sports City Stadium – StadiumDB.com|url=http://stadiumdb.com/designs/egy/egypt_sports_city_stadium |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/http://stadiumdb.com/designs/egy/egypt_sports_city_stadium |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=stadiumdb.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sisi inspects Egypt Int'l City for Olympic Games in new capital|url=https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/153019/Sisi-inspects-Egypt-Int'l-City-for-Olympic-Games-in-new-capital?lang=en-us|website=State Information Service}}</ref>
== History == Construction of the stadium began in 2019 as part of a large Olympic sports complex. It was designed by Italian firms SHESA Architects and MJW Structures with partnership with Cosmos-E engineers and consultants,<ref>http://stadiumdb.com/designs/egy/egypt_sports_city_stadium</ref> who had also worked on [[Juventus Stadium]] in Turin and the [[Olembe Stadium|Paul Biya stadium]] in Yaoundè, Cameroon. [[Orascom Construction]] were the main contractor, Design Review and Construction Supervision by [[ACE Moharram Bakhoum|ACE Consulting Engineers (Moharram and Bakhoum)]], Owner and Project Management EAAF.
The stadium was completed in late 2023, and hosted the [[Egypt national football team]] training camp before the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] in a friendly match, beating them 1–0.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abd El Rasoul |first=Ahmed |title=Egypt Stadium at New Administrative Capital to host 1st-ever game between Pharaohs, New Zealand |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/52/519587/Sports/National-Teams/Egypt-Stadium-at-New-Administrative-Capital-to-hos.aspx |work=Ahram Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Online |first=Ahram |title=RELIVE: Egypt v New Zealand (FIFA Series 2024) |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/52/519789/Sports/National-Teams/LIVE-Egypt-v-New-Zealand-FIFA-Series-.aspx |work=[[Ahram Online]]}}</ref>
== Design == The Misr Stadium is built on an elliptical ground plan. The roof is stylistically based on the headdress and the royal necklace of [[Nefertiti]], the ancient Egyptian queen. The Stadium has a running track.<ref name=":1" />
== Matches == The stadium hosted its first match on 22 March 2024, between [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] and [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]], as the opener of [[2024 FIFA Series#Egypt (ACUD Cup)|2024 ACUD Cup]], which was part of the first [[2024 FIFA Series]].
{{Football box | id = Egypt v New Zealand | date = {{Start date|2024|3|22|df=y}} | time = 22:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 1–0 | report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/506/289376/289377/400017967 | team2 = {{fb|NZL}} | goals1 = [[Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)|Mohamed]] {{goal|29|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = Misr Stadium, New Administrative Capital | attendance = 30,200 | referee = Clement Franklin Kpan ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]]) | event = 2024 ACUD Cup semi-final }} {{Football box | id = Egypt v Croatia | date = {{Start date|2024|3|26|df=y}} | time = 22:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 2–4 | report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/506/289376/289377/400017968?date=2024-03-26 | team2 = {{fb|CRO}} | goals1 = [[Ramy Rabia|Rabia]] {{goal|6}} [[Mohamed Abdelmonem|Abdelmonem]] {{goal|90+4}} | goals2 = [[Nikola Vlašić|Vlašić]] {{goal|21}} [[Bruno Petković|Petković]] {{goal|57}} [[Andrej Kramarić|Kramarić]] {{goal|77}} [[Lovro Majer|Majer]] {{goal|86}} | stadium = Misr Stadium, New Administrative Capital | attendance = 85,350 | referee = Adalbert Diouf ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]]) | event = 2024 ACUD Cup final }}
== See also == * [[List of football stadiums in Egypt]] * [[Lists of stadiums]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Stadiums in Egypt]] [[Category:2023 establishments in Egypt]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 2023]] [[Category:New Administrative Capital]]