Stade 5 Juillet

The Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 (named after the day Algeria gained independence on July 5, 1962) is a football and athletics stadium in Algiers, Algeria. The 95,000-seat stadium first opened its doors in 1972.

It hosted the Mediterranean Games in 1975, the All-Africa Games in 1978, the Pan Arab Games in 2004 and the All-Africa Games in 2007. The stadium was one of two locations for the African Cup of Nations in 1990. (the other venue was the Stade 19 Mai 1956 in Annaba). It held nine tournament matches, including the final, which drew a second-highest crowd of 105,302 spectators. Algeria won the event by defeating Nigeria 1–0 in the final match.

The Algerian-based stadium hosts 64,000 people sitting. On March 3, 2010, a friendly match between Algeria and Serbia drew 110,000 spectators, setting a new record. It also hosted the African Athletics Championships in 2000. The stadium was decreased to an 80,200 capacity after formal conformity with current safety regulations in 1999. After further renovations in 2003, the capacity further declined to what it is today.

Capacity: 64,000 seats

Location: Algeria