30 June Stadium

30 June Stadium is a stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It has a capacity of 30,000 people.^[1] It was built by the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.

The stadium is used by the Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC, and was one of the stadiums which hosted 2019 Africa Cup of Nations matches.

On 8 February 2015, 20 football fans died from a stampede when the crowd panicked after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into the stadium.^[2]

References

↑ "Venues - Premier League - Egypt". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
↑ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Thomas, Merna (8 February 2015). "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/world/middleeast/soccer-stadium-stampede-kills-at-least-25-in-egypt.html.

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[1] "Venues - Premier League - Egypt". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[2] Kirkpatrick, David D.; Thomas, Merna (8 February 2015). "Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/world/middleeast/soccer-stadium-stampede-kills-at-least-25-in-egypt.html.

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