- Address: Route du 5 juillet, Algiers
- Country: Algeria
- Capacity: 64,000
- Opened: 17 June 1972
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: MC Alger (football), USM Alger (football)
Extra stadium info – Stade du 5-juillet-1962
The stadium hosted football matches with attendances above 100,000. The construction of the venue, which was renovated several times, started in 1970. It was inaugurated by the second president of Algeria, who died in 1978. The Stade du 5-juillet-1962 opened as the largest sports venue by capacity in Algeria. The name of the stadium refers to the day Algeria declared independence from the French Republic.
The 1982 FIFA World Cup
The national football team of Algeria played numerous matches at the venue. In 1982, they played their first-ever FIFA World Cup match. Algeria won the match, which took place in front of 42,000 spectators in the Spanish city of Gijón. The national football team of Algeria lost their second 1982 FIFA World Cup game against Austria. They won their third 1982 FIFA World Cup match 3-2. It was a game against Chile. The matches against Austria and Chile both took place in the Spanish city of Oviedo.
The African championship for national football teams
In 1990, the national football team of Algeria won their first-ever African championship title after beating Nigeria 1-0. The match took place at the Stade du 5-juillet-1962. The national football team of Algeria won its second African championship title after defeating Senegal in 2019. The match, which took place in Egypt, was played in front of a capacity crowd.
MC Alger
MC Alger use the venue named Stade du 5-juillet-1962 for home games. MC Alger and arch-rivals USM Alger are among the first sports clubs from the Maghreb with 100,000 followers on their main social media page. MC Alger was founded in 1921. In 1972, they were crowned Algerian football champions for the first time in their history. MCA won the Algerian top-flight football league several times. In 1976, they became the first football club from Algeria with an African championship title. MC Alger won the title in a penalty shoot-out.
USM Alger
USM Alger also use the venue named Stade du 5-juillet-1962 for home games. The club was founded in 1937. They won the Algerian top-flight football league various times. In 1972, USMA were crowned Algerian football champions for the first time in their history. They gathered 70 points in 30 matches during that league season. USM Alger won 14 of those games. 12 matches ended in a draw and four matches ended in a defeat. In 2015, they reached the final of the African championship for football clubs for the first time in their history. USM Alger lost the game against TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
