30 June Stadium

The 30 June Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics located in Cairo. It was built by the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.[1] The stadium is the main venue of the Air Defense Sport Village. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000[2] and it is one of the venues of the Egyptian Premier League. It is the home ground of the Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids F.C.

30 June Stadium
Egyptian Air Defense Stadium
LocationCairo, Egypt
OwnerEgyptian Air Defense Forces
Capacity30,000
Field size104 metres (114 yd) by 68 metres (74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Opened2 July 2012
Tenants
Pyramids FC

In March 2019 it was announced that the stadium will host all bar one of the fixtures of Group C in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as one Group A and Group D match and one match each in the round of 16, the quarter finals, and the semi-finals.

Accidents
Main article: 30 June Stadium Stampede

Twenty-two football fans died on 8 February 2015 in a confrontation with the police at the gates of Egyptian stadium during a league match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek and Enppi. The death toll was expected to rise.[3] Most of the dead were suffocated when the crowd stampeded after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into the stadium.[4][5]

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

The following games were played at the stadium during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations:

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
23 June 201919:00 Senegal2–0 TanzaniaGroup C7,249
23 June 201922:00 Algeria2–0 KenyaGroup C8,071
27 June 201919:00 Senegal0–1 AlgeriaGroup C25,765
27 June 201922:00 Kenya3–2 TanzaniaGroup C7,233
30 June 201921:00 Zimbabwe0–4 DR CongoGroup A4,364
1 July 201918:00 Namibia1–4 Ivory CoastGroup D7,530
1 July 201921:00 Kenya0–3 SenegalGroup C13,224
7 July 201921:00 Algeria3–0 GuineaRound of 168,205
10 July 201918:00 Senegal1–0 BeninQuarter-finals5,798
14 July 201918:00 Senegal1–0 (a.e.t.) TunisiaSemi-finals9,143

References
  1. تقرير..الطريق إلى استاد "ملحمة 30 يونيو" قبل مواجهة الأهلى وصن شاين (in Arabic). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. "Venues - Premier League - Egypt". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. Faith Karimi (9 February 2015). "Egypt soccer match goes ahead despite clashes that killed at least 19 fans". CNN. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at least 25 in Egypt". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. "TRAGIC! 22 people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium". rediff.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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