Egyptian Army Stadium

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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
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Full nameEgyptian Army Stadium – Suez
Former namesMubarak International Stadium
LocationSuez, Egypt
Coordinates29°57′44″N 32°34′07″E / 29.962350°N 32.568500°E / 29.962350; 32.568500
OwnerEgyptian Football Association
Egyptian National Council for Youth
Capacity45,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2009
Opened2009

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

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