Al Salam Stadium (Egypt)

Al Salam Stadium (Arabic: ستاد السلام‎), also referred to as Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium (Arabic: ستاد الأهلي وي السلام‎) for sponsorship reasons following their recent acquisition of the stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for association football matches with an all-seated capacity of 30,000. The stadium is the home venue of Egyptian Premier League sides Al Ahly and El Entag El Harby.[1] The stadium was built in 2009 and hosted Group B during the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and also hosted matches in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Al Ahly Stadium
LocationAl Salam City, Cairo
Capacity30,000
Field size105 metres (115 yd) by 68 metres (74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened2009
Renovated2019
Tenants
Al Ahly
El Entag El Harby

Takeover by Al Ahly

On 4 December 2019, Al Ahly announced that they acquired the stadium from the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production for 25 years until 2045 as part of the club's "2045 vision", with an option to return the stadium if Al Ahly's new proposed stadium is built.[2] As a result, it was reported that the stadium's official name was officially changed from Al Salam Stadium to Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium on 12 August 2020.[3] However, El Entag El Harby president Ashraf Amer announced only one day later that stadium's name will not change from Al Salam Stadium according to the agreement reached between Al Ahly, the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, and Estadat.[4]

Despite acquiring the stadium, Al Ahly confirmed that El Entag El Harby, a club owned by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production that used to play their home matches there, would be allowed to play at the stadium normally until the end of the 2019–20 season to avoid any possible problems or conflicts in the league's schedule, with the option to extend it for further seasons. Al Ahly also confirmed that all national teams would be allowed to play on the venue.[5]

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The stadium was 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 201916:30 Morocco1–0 NamibiaGroup D6,857
24 June 201916:30 Ivory Coast1–0 South AfricaGroup D4,961
28 June 201919:00 Morocco1–0 Ivory CoastGroup D27,500
28 June 201922:00 South Africa1–0 NamibiaGroup D16,090
30 June 201918:00 Burundi0–2 GuineaGroup B5,753
1 July 201918:00 South Africa0–1 MoroccoGroup D12,098
1 July 201921:00 Tanzania0–3 AlgeriaGroup C8,921
5 July 201918:00 Morocco1–1 (1–4 pen.) BeninRound of 167,500
11 July 201921:00 Madagascar0–3 TunisiaQuarter-finals7,568
17 July 201921:00 Tunisia0–1 NigeriaThird place play-off6,340

References
  1. Military Production, Egypt worldstadiums.com
  2. "Al Salam Stadium, Al Ahly new home". egypttoday.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "تفاصيل استاد الأهلي.. الاسم الرسمي وموقف الإنتاج وكثير من المشاريع المقترحة" [Everything you want to know about Al Ahly's new home stadium, including the official name, El Entag El Harby situation and many more]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. "رئيس الإنتاج الحربي: أتمنى من استادات توضيح أن الملعب لا يزال اسمه السلام.. لا أزمة في شعار الأهلي" [El Entag El Harby president "disappointed" about false news regarding the official name of Al Salam Stadium, confirmed that there is no problem with Al Ahly logo placed on the stadium]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Al Ahly make historic announcement". kickoff.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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