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Stade du 5 Juillet

1972 establishments in AlgeriaAthletics (track and field) venues in AlgeriaFootball venues in AlgeriaNational stadiumsSports venues completed in 1972
Sports venues in AlgiersStadiums of the African Games
Photo du Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Photo du Stade 5 Juillet 1962

The 5 July 1962 Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 5 جويلية 1962), (the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence), 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 19 May 1956 Stadium 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 friendly match between Algeria and Serbia on 3 March 2010. 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 future capacity will be 80,000 with possible further renovations.

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Stade du 5 Juillet
Chemin Aîn Allah,

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Stade du 5-juillet-1962

Chemin Aîn Allah
16047 , Ain Allah
Algiers, Algeria
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