Grand Hamad Stadium
Al-Arabi Stadium | |
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Full name | Grand Hamad Stadium |
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Location | Doha, Qatar |
Coordinates | 25°15′31″N 51°31′19″E / 25.25861°N 51.52194°E |
Owner | Al-Arabi Sport Club |
Capacity | 13,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Architect | Michael KC Cheah |
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Al-Arabi SC |
The Grand Hamad Stadium (Arabic: استاد حمد الكبير), also known as the Al-Arabi Sports Club Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. The stadium holds 13,000 people, and is currently used mostly for football matches, as it is Al-Arabi SC's home ground. The stadium was used extensively during the 2006 Asian Games, and was a venue for several different sports, including football, table tennis, rugby sevens, and fencing. The Iraq national football team played their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) matches at the stadium, as did the Yemen national football team in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) matches.[1] The architect was Michael KC Cheah.
FIFA World Cup qualification matches[]
FIFA World Cup qualification matches that were held in the stadium:
Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
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25 March 2001 | ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
Group 3 |
11 November 2011 | ![]() |
1-0 | ![]() |
Group 1 |
29 February 2012 | ![]() |
7-1 | ![]() |
Group 1 |
12 June 2012 | ![]() |
1-1 | ![]() |
Group B |
16 October 2012 | ![]() |
1-2 | ![]() |
Group B |
14 November 2012 | ![]() |
1-0 | ![]() |
Group B |
11 June 2013 | ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
Group B |
12 March 2015 | ![]() |
3-1 | ![]() |
First Round |
8 September 2015 | ![]() |
0-4 | ![]() |
Group H |
17 November 2015 | ![]() |
1-3 | ![]() |
Group H |
Friendly (national team) Matches[]
Friendly (national Team) Matches that were held in the stadium.
Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 |
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6 November 2011 | ![]() |
1-0 | ![]() |
29 May 2013 | ![]() |
1-1 | ![]() |
25 March 2014 | ![]() |
2-0 | ![]() |
11 April 2014 | ![]() |
3-0 | ![]() |
30 October 2014 | ![]() |
3-0 | ![]() |
16 December 2018 | ![]() |
2-0 | ![]() |
31 December 2018 | ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Grand Hamad Stadium - Al Arabi SC Stadium Guide". Special.tass.ru. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links[]
Coordinates: 25°15′31″N 51°31′14″E / 25.258708°N 51.520509°E
- Football venues in Qatar
- Sports venues in Doha
- Multi-purpose stadiums in Qatar
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)
- Qatari building and structure stubs
- Middle Eastern sports venue stubs
- Qatari sport stubs