Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium ( ar, ستاد غزل المحلة) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
located in
El Mahalla El Kubra
El Mahalla El Kubra ( ar, المحلة الكبرى, , , ) – commonly shortened to ' – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 535,278 as of 2012. It is a large industrial and agricultural cit ...
, Egypt. It is used mainly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
and serves as the home stadium of
Ghazl El Mahalla
Ghazl El Mahalla Sporting Club ( ar, نادي غزل المحلة الرياضي), commonly referred to as El Mahalla or simply Mahalla, is an Egyptian football club based in El Mahalla El Kubra. They compete in the Egyptian Premier League, the to ...
, but it also hosts
Baladeyet El Mahalla
Baladiyat El Mahalla Sporting Club ( ar, نادي بلدية المحلة الرياضي), is an Egyptian football club based in El Mahalla, Egypt. The club is currently playing in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian f ...
and
Said El Mahalla home matches. The stadium hosted three matches during the
1974 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.
Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its se ...
. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000.
External links
About the stadium- ''WeladElBalad''
Football venues in Egypt
Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt
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