Borg El Arab Stadium
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Established
2009 (17 years old)
Capacity
86,000
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Country
Egypt
Location
Amreya, Alexandria
Timezone
UTC +02:00 Eastern European Time (EET)
Coordinates
30.997622, 29.723253
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The Borg El Arab Stadium (Egyptian Arabic: ستاد برج العرب), is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranean Sea city of Amreya; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the second largest stadium in Egypt (after Misr Stadium) and the third largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000 and is an all-seater. It is also the 9th largest association football stadium in the world.
The stadium is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway 10 km from Borg El Arab Airport and 15 km from Alexandria's city center. A running track runs around the pitch, and the ground has four floodlights. Only one stand is covered by a roof. The stadium is 145 feddans (609,000 sq m), is surrounded by a fence which is 3 km long, an internal road network measuring 6 km, a parking lot which could fit 5,000 cars and 200 buses. The stadium also has an airstrip. There are 136 electronic entrances. The main cabin is covered by an umbrella which covers 35% of the stadium's total area.
The stadium is air-conditioned. There are 2 sub-stadiums for training and each ground can hold 2,000 spectators, includes 2 locker rooms and a stadium for Athletics. It also includes a hotel for 200 guests. The stadium also includes a building which contains 300 presses.
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