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{{Short description|Football stadium in Egypt}}
{{Distinguish|Alexandra Stadium|Alexandre Stadium|Alexander Stadium}}
{{Infobox_Stadium 
| stadium_name = Alexandria Stadium
| nickname =
| image = GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG
| image_size = 270px
| caption = The stadium on a matchday
| location = [[Alexandria]], Egypt
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1929
| closed =
| demolished = 
| renovated = 2016–2017
| owner = [[Alexandria Governorate]]
| operator = 
| surface = [[Lawn|Grass]]
| construction_cost = 
| architect =
| former_names =
| tenants = [[Al Ittihad Alexandria Club|Al Ittihad]]<br />[[Smouha SC|Smouha]] (selected matches)
| seating_capacity =  13,660<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/alexandria-stadium/ittihad/olympi | title=Alexandria Stadium, home to Ittihad, Smouha - Football Ground Map }}</ref>
}}

'''Alexandria Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|إستاد الأسكندرية}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in the Moharram Bey district of [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]. It was opened in 1929 by [[Fuad I of Egypt|King Fouad I]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khalil |first=Youssef |date=2023-02-11 |title=Alexandria Stadium: Uniting Sports Enthusiasts in the Heart of Egypt - Stadiums World |url=https://stadiums.world/alexandria-stadium-alexandria/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is the oldest stadium in [[Egypt]] and [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oldest football stadiums: Which was the first football stadium ever built? |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/32428-oldest-football-stadium-football-stadium-built/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=sportsbrief.com |language=en}}</ref>

After its remodeling and renovations in 2016–2017, Alexandria stadium now has a capacity of 13,660.<ref>[https://www.albawabhnews.com/2626991 البطولة العربية.. ما لا تعرفه عن استاد الإسكندرية] البوابة نيوز</ref> The stadium hosts the [[Al Ittihad Alexandria Club|Al-Ittihad]] football team and has been the scene of international tournaments, including the inaugural of the [[1951 Mediterranean Games]]. It was a venue for the [[1986 African Cup of Nations]] and the [[2006 African Cup of Nations]] editions, and hosted the Group B matches during the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="AutoMB-3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 July 2019|title=Exploring the History of Stadiums and Egypt's Three Oldest AFCON 2019 Venues|url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/07/03/exploring-the-history-of-stadiums-and-egypts-three-oldest-afcon-2019-venues/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704154216/https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/07/03/exploring-the-history-of-stadiums-and-egypts-three-oldest-afcon-2019-venues/ |archive-date=2019-07-04 |access-date=|website=Egyptian Streets|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
The stadium was designed by Russian architect Vladimir Nicohosov, who was influenced by [[Islamic architecture]].<ref name="AutoMB-3"/>

==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:

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central European Summer Time|CEST]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| rowspan="2" |22 June 2019||19:00||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagdeco|Burundi}} [[Burundi national football team|Burundi]]|| rowspan="5" |[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 3,192
|-
|22:00||{{flagdeco|Guinea}} [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|MAD}}|| style="text-align:center;" | 5,342
|-
| rowspan="2" |26 June 2019||16:30||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|GUI}}|| style="text-align:center;" | 10,388
|-
|16:30||{{fb|MAD}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|Burundi}} [[Burundi national football team|Burundi]]|| style="text-align:center;" | 4,900
|-
|30 June 2019||18:00||{{fb|MAD}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|NGA}}|| style="text-align:center;" | 9,895
|-
|6 July 2019||18:00||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|CMR}}||[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"| 10,000
|-
|7 July 2019||18:00||{{fb|MAD}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2 (4–2 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])||{{fb|DRC}}||[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|5,890
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Alexandria Stadium in 1929.jpg|Stadium opening ceremony, 1929
File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A28841.jpg|The [[Royal Navy]] performing on the stadium during the [[World War II|Second World War]] {{circa}} 1942
File:GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG|A view of the stadium in 2006
File:Al Ittihad Alexandria vs. Porto Suez, Alexandria Stadium.jpg|The stadium before an [[2018–19 Egypt Cup|Egypt Cup]] match between [[Al Ittihad Alexandria Club|Al Ittihad]] and [[Porto Suez SC|Porto Suez]] in 2018
File:Alexandria stadium.JPG|A view of the stadium after renovation process ahead of the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]]
File:Communication anti virus en français.jpg|[[Burundi national football team|Burundi]] fans supporting their national team against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] in their [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019 AFCON]] match
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of football stadiums in Egypt]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425145859/http://www.amwague.com/UserFiles/Image/2.jpg Alexandria Stadium]

==See also==
* [[Borg El Arab Stadium]]
* [[Haras El Hodoud Stadium]]
* [[Alexandria#Sports|Sports in Alexandria]]

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[[Category:Football venues in Egypt]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Alexandria]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1929]]
[[Category:1929 establishments in Egypt]]

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