Khartoum Stadium

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The Khartoum International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 23,000^[1] people. It is also the home stadium of the Sudanese national football team and of the club Al Ahli SC Khartoum. In 2010, it was renovated for the 2011 African cup of nations championships.^[2]

History

The stadium was inaugurated in 28 september 1956 under the name of Municipal Stadium to host the first African football competition of nations, the 1957 African Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 1970 African Cup of Nations and the 2011 African Nations Championship. The stadium is used for both men's and women's football.^[3]^[4]

The stadium was the only venue for the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations.

The following matches were played at the stadium during the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations:

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
10 February 1957	Template:Fb	1–2	Template:Fb	Semifinals	30,000
10 February 1957	Template:Fb	2–0¹	Template:Fb	Semifinals	N/A
16 February 1957	Template:Fb	4–0	Template:Fb	Final	30,000

¹ South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies: CAF awarded Ethiopia a 2–0 victory.

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
6 February 1970	Template:Fb	3–2	Template:Fb	Group A	14,464
6 February 1970	Template:Fb	3–0	Template:Fb		14,464
8 February 1970	Template:Fb	3–2	Template:Fb		9,864
8 February 1970	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb		9,864
10 February 1970	Template:Fb	6–1	Template:Fb		9,770
10 February 1970	Template:Fb	2–1	Template:Fb		9,770
14 February 1970	Template:Fb	1–2 Template:Aet	Template:Fb	Semifinals	12,350
14 February 1970	Template:Fb	1–2 Template:Aet	Template:Fb	Semifinals	12,350
16 February 1970	Template:Fb	3–1	Template:Fb	Third place match	12,187
16 February 1970	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	Final	12,187

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
4 February 2011	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	Group A	N/A
5 February 2011	Template:Fb	0–2	Template:Fb
8 February 2011	Template:Fb	2–2	Template:Fb
8 February 2011	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb
12 February 2011	Template:Fb	0–0	Template:Fb
14 February 2011	Template:Fb	2–0	Template:Fb	Group B
18 February 2011	Template:Fb	0–2	Template:Fb	Quarterfinals
19 February 2011	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	Quarterfinals
22 February 2011	Template:Fb	1–1 (3–5 pen.)	Template:Fb	Semifinals

The Khartoum Stadium is the third largest stadium in Sudan.

Stadium	City	Capacity	Home Team
Al-Merrikh Stadium	Omdurman	43,000	Al-Merrikh SC
Al-Hilal Stadium	Omdurman	25,000	Al-Hilal
Khartoum Stadium	Khartoum	23,000	Khartoum NC
Port Sudan Stadium	Port Sudan	20,000	Hay Al-Arab SC, Hilal Alsahil SC
Wad Madani Stadium	Wad Madani	15,000	Al-Ittihad SC
Atbara Stadium	Atbara	15,000	Alamal SC Atbara
Stade Al-Merghani Kassala	Kassala	11,000

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