al masry club stadium is owned by al masry sporting club, and has a capacity of 18,000. the stadium was banned from all activities on 1 february 2012 after the incidents of port said stadium riot occurred following a league match between al masry and al ahly which resulted in the death 72 al ahly fans, 1 al masry fan and 1 police officer. the egyptian football association suspended all football related activities immediately following that disaster. on 10 february 2018, after more than 6 years since the disaster, football activities returned to the stadium as al masry played against zambian team green buffaloes in the preliminary qualifying round of the 2018 caf confederation cup.