Egyptian Army Stadium

This article is about the stadium in Suez. For the stadium in Alexandria sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Army Stadium, see Borg El Arab Stadium.

Egyptian Army Stadium – Suez (Egyptian Arabic: ستاد الجيش المصري بالسويس) is an all-seated association football stadium in Suez, Egypt. The stadium was built in 2009 as one of the venues for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt.^[1]

Egyptian Army Stadium

Full name	Egyptian Army Stadium – Suez
Former names	Mubarak International Stadium
Location	Suez, Egypt
Coordinates	29.962350°N 32.568500°E / 29.962350; 32.568500
Owner	Egyptian Football Association Egyptian National Council for Youth
Capacity	45,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	2009
Opened	2009

The stadium was known as Mubarak International Stadium until 2011 and was changed to Egyptian Army Stadium as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, which removed Hosni Mubarak from being the president of Egypt.

References

1. "Mubarak Stadium". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-10-11.