Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
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| Full name | Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 |
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| Location | Route du 5 Juillet Algiers, Algeria |
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| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sport |
| Capacity | 85,000[1] |
| Record attendance | 110,000 Algeria-Serbia (3 March 2010) |
| Surface | AirFibr hybrid grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1970 |
| Opened | 17 June 1972 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| USM Alger MC Alger Algeria (Football) |
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Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 (English: 5 July 1962 Stadium, Arabic: ملعب 5 جويلية 1962) (the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence from France), also known as El Djezair Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 5 جويلية بالجزائر), is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 95,000. It served as the main stadium of the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the 1978 All-Africa Games, the 2004 Pan Arab Games, and the 2007 All-Africa Games. The stadium was one of two venues of the 1990 African Cup of Nations (the other venue was the Stade 19 Mai 1956 in Annaba). It hosted 9 matches of the tournament, including the final match, which had a second record attendance of 105,302 spectators. In the final match, the home team Algeria defeated Nigeria 1-0 to win the tournament. The record attendance is of 110,000 spectators in the frendly match between Algeria and Serbia in 3 Marsh 2010.[2] It also hosted the 2000 African Championships in Athletics. After a formal compliance with current safety standards in 1999, the stadium was reduced to an 80,200 capacity, and following a new phase of renovation in 2003, the stadium's capacity has been reduced further to its current all-seater capacity of 64,000.[3] The future capacity will be 80,000 with further renovations scheduled in 2015.[1]
History
Opened in 1972 by President Houari Boumediene, it is home then the first tournament international networking selection Maghreb with players such qu'Allal, Filali, Bamous, Faras, Lalmas, Guedioura, Chekroun, the AC Milan with the Prati Albertosi, the Brazilian club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras with the famous Ademir da Guia. The White Pele before Zico, and the Spanish club of Valencia. It also Nacer Guedioura, father of the current Algerian international Adlène Guedioura who is the author of the first goal Official of this legendary stadium during the final Cup of Algeria opposed the junior USM Alger to RC Kouba and which ended with a score of 1-0 for the USM Alger.
Then follow the Games Mediterranean, which are organized in 1975, the stadium had a capacity of 110,000 seats. But the record attendance was achieved in 1990, when the final of the African Cup of Nations, which contrasts the Algeria and Nigeria (1-0), with 105,302 spectators. After compliance with current safety standards 1999, the stadium is reduced to 80,200 places around, and following a new phase of renovation in 2003, the capacity is further reduced to 76,200 seats.
In 2008, Stade 5 Juillet 1962 once again experienced work, which shall include installation by Queens Grass Netherlands company to a new lawn and renovation of the stadium infrastructure. The works ended in the month of August 2009. The soccer friendly match between the national football teams of Algeria and Uruguay was held on August 12, 2009 on the occasion of the reopening of the stadium. The Algerians with a record of final 110,000 spectators during the friendly match Algeria–Serbia (lost 0-3, March 3, 2010). This is the first game of the Algerian national team since its qualification for the 2010 World Cup obtained in Sudan.
In March 2015, the natural sport turf has been replaced by the hybrid grass technology AirFibr.
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| Preceded by | Mediterranean Games Main Venue 1975 |
Succeeded by Gradski stadion u Poljudu Split |
| Preceded by | All Africa Games Main Venue 1978 |
Succeeded by Kasarani Stadium Nairobi |
| Preceded by | African Cup of Nations Final Venue 1990 |
Succeeded by Stade Leopold Senghor Dakar |
| Preceded by | African Championships in Athletics Venue 2000 |
Succeeded by Stade 7 November Tunis |
| Preceded by | Pan Arab Games Main Venue 2004 |
Succeeded by International Stadium Cairo |
| Preceded by | All Africa Games Main Venue 2007 |
Succeeded by Zimpeto Stadium Maputo |
