The 5 July 1962 Stadium (), (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 64,200 capacity, and following a new phase of renovation in 2003,. The future capacity will be 80,000 with possible further renovations. History Opened in 1972 by President Houari Boumediene, it is home then the first tournament international networking selection Maghreb with players such qu'Allal, Filali, Bamous, Faras, Lalmas, Guedioura, Chekroun, the AC Milan with the Prati Albertosi, the Brazilian club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras with the famous Ademir da Guia. The White Pele before Zico, and the Spanish club of Valencia. It also Nacer Guedioura, father of the current Algerian international Adlène Guedioura who is the author of the first goal Official of this stadium during the final Cup of Algeria opposed the junior USM Alger to RC Kouba and which ended with a score of 1-0 for the USM Alger. Then follow the Games Mediterranean, which are organized in 1975, the stadium had a capacity of seats. But the record attendance was achieved in 1990, when the final of the African Cup of Nations, which contrasts the Algeria and Nigeria (1-0), with spectators. After compliance with current safety standards 1999, the stadium is reduced to places around, and following a new phase of renovation in 2003, the capacity is further reduced to seats. In 2008, 5 July 1962 Stadium once again experienced work, which shall include a new lawn and renovation of the stadium infrastructure. The works ended in the month of