New Administrative Capital Stadium
{{Short description|Football stadium in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Misr Stadium
| native_name = ستاد مصر
| native_name_lang = Egyptian Arabic
| nickname = Egypt Stadium
| logo_image = New administrative capital stadium of Egypt.jpg
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| location = New Administrative Capital, Egypt
| coordinates = {{Coord|29|53|32|N|31|40|23|E|type:landmark_region:EG|display=inline,title}}
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| built = 2019–2023
| opened = January 2024
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| owner = Government of Egypt
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| surface = Desso GrassMaster
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| cost = E£900 million{{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}}
| architect = SHESA Architects
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| main_contractors = Orascom Construction
| capacity = 93,940
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| record_attendance = 85,350
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| tenants = Egypt national football team (2024–present)
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Misr Stadium ({{langx|arz|ستاد مصر}}, {{IPA|arz|stɑːd mɑsˤr}}, aliases: Egypt Stadium),{{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}} commonly known as the New Administrative Capital Stadium, is a stadium in Egypt's Olympic Sports City in the New Administrative Capital. It has a capacity of over 93,940 people, making it the largest stadium in the country and the second largest in Africa.{{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}}{{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}}
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.{{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}}{{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}}
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,http://stadiumdb.com/designs/egy/egypt_sports_city_stadium who had also worked on Juventus Stadium in Turin and the Paul Biya stadium in Yaoundè, Cameroon. Orascom Construction were the main contractor, Design Review and Construction
Supervision by 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. It was inaugurated on 22 March 2024, when Egypt hosted New Zealand in a friendly match, beating them 1–0.{{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}}{{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}}
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.
Gallery
File:New stadium in Egypt.jpg
File:The New stadium that's in Egypt.jpg
File:The new stadium in Egypt.jpg
Matches
The stadium hosted its first match on 22 March 2024, between Egypt and New Zealand, as the opener of 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+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 = Mohamed {{goal|29|pen.}}
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| stadium = Misr Stadium, New Administrative Capital
| attendance = 30,200
| referee = Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
| event = 2024 ACUD Cup semi-final
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{{Football box
| id = Egypt v Croatia
| date = {{Start date|2024|3|26|df=y}}
| time = 22:00 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 = Rabia {{goal|6}} Abdelmonem {{goal|90+4}}
| goals2 = Vlašić {{goal|21}} Petković {{goal|57}} Kramarić {{goal|77}} Majer {{goal|86}}
| stadium = Misr Stadium, New Administrative Capital
| attendance = 85,350
| referee = Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
| event = 2024 ACUD Cup final
}}