Top 10 Stadiums in Egypt
Egyptian football operates in a stadium portfolio shaped by three forces: the dominance of Al Ahly and Zamalek in Cairo, the 2006 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments hosted by Egypt, and the broader build-out of national infrastructure for the New Administrative Capital project. Egyptian Premier League matches between the Cairo giants are among Africa's most intense fixtures, and the stadiums below provide the stage for them.
1. Cairo International Stadium
Capacity: 75,000. Egypt's national stadium, opened in 1960 in Heliopolis, north-east Cairo. It hosted the Africa Cup of Nations finals of 1986, 2006, and the 2019 final (Algeria 1-0 Senegal). The bowl is large with a running track, which distances the front rows from the football pitch — a recurring criticism in matches against Egypt at home, and a major reason the country built Borg El Arab and now uses the New Administrative Capital Stadium for primary national-team duty.
2. Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Capacity: 86,000. Egypt's largest stadium and one of the biggest in Africa, opened in 2007. The Alexandria-region location places it outside the city, with a vast surrounding car park complex. Borg El Arab has hosted Egypt's home AFCON qualifiers, Al Ahly Champions League matches when sanctions restricted Cairo, and the 2019 AFCON opening fixture. The scale of the venue and its relative isolation from Cairo's population centre make it more an event ground than a regular-use stadium.
3. New Administrative Capital Stadium
Capacity: 93,940 (Egypt Stadium / Misr Stadium). The flagship venue of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo, opened in 2023. The exterior facade is wrapped in an aluminium pattern referencing Pharaonic motifs. It is now Egypt's largest stadium and is intended as the long-term primary venue for the national team and major continental fixtures. The completion of the New Administrative Capital infrastructure has gradually attracted matchday traffic away from Cairo International.
4. Al Ahly Stadium (under construction)
Al Ahly's planned new ground, in the New Administrative Capital, with a target capacity around 42,000. The project is intended to give Al Ahly a permanent home for the first time in their history — the club has played mostly at Cairo International for decades — and is expected to open during the second half of the 2020s. Designs reference Ahly's red and white identity.
5. Petrosport Stadium, Cairo
Capacity: 19,750. The home of several Egyptian Premier League clubs as a shared venue in the New Cairo industrial zone. Compact, modern, and used by clubs without their own ground at sufficient scale, Petrosport reflects the practical realities of Egyptian club football's stadium economy.
6. Misr Lel Maqasa Stadium, Fayoum
Capacity: 18,000. A regional ground in the Fayoum oasis south-west of Cairo. The stadium serves clubs across the Egyptian Premier League and Second Division depending on tenure and the league's logistical reshuffling. Egypt's regional grounds are typically more modest than those of the Cairo-Alexandria axis but provide essential matchday capacity.
7. Suez Stadium, Suez
Capacity: 27,000. Located in the Suez Canal city, the stadium has hosted Premier League matches, Egyptian Cup fixtures, and the occasional international friendly. The Suez region's industrial setting and modest top-flight football profile make this a representative example of mid-tier Egyptian football infrastructure.
8. Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Capacity: 16,606. The home of Ismaily SC, traditionally one of Egypt's strongest provincial clubs. The compact ground produces good acoustics when full, and Ismaily's CAF Champions League appearances over the decades have brought continental attention to the stadium.
9. Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 13,660. The historic Alexandria ground, with continuous use since the colonial-era inauguration. Recent modernisation has updated the seating and facilities while preserving the layout. The ground hosts Smouha SC and Ittihad El Sekka El Hadid matches in the Egyptian Premier League.
10. 30 June Stadium, Cairo
Capacity: 30,000. Named after the date of Egypt's 2013 protests, the stadium is in eastern Cairo and used as a secondary venue for Egyptian Premier League matches when the Cairo International is busy or unavailable. The relatively young ground reflects the wave of post-2013 infrastructure investment.
The shifting centre of Egyptian football
Egypt's stadium landscape is in the middle of a slow but substantial reorganisation. The New Administrative Capital's Egypt Stadium is becoming the primary venue, Al Ahly's planned new ground will permanently change Cairo club football economics, and Borg El Arab continues to serve large-scale events. The traditional concentration around Cairo International Stadium and the dual reliance of Al Ahly and Zamalek on the same ground is giving way to a more distributed infrastructure that better matches the country's broader urban planning trajectory.