Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

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Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Capacity22,500
SurfaceGrass
Opened1971
Website
Prince Faysal Bin Fahad stadium

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Arabic:ملعب الأمير فيصل بن فهد) (Former:Malab Reayat Al Shabab in Malaz ملعب رعاية الشباب بالرياض) is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by architect, Michael KC Cheah. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Named after Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the stadium has a capacity of 22,500 people.[1] Al-Hilal, Al Nassr and Al-Shabab play their matches in this stadium. In 1972, It hosted the opening ceremony for the Gulf Cup of Nations. In the 2011-2012 it became one of the first Stadiums in the Kingdom to use electronic ticketing for the Saudi Football League.

International soccer matches[]

Date Competition Team Res Team
10 Sep 2018 International Friendly  Saudi Arabia 2-2  Bolivia
11 Oct 2018 International Friendly  Iraq 0-4  Argentina
10 Nov 2019 International Friendly  Saudi Arabia 0-0  Paraguay

References[]

  1. ^ "Saudi newspaper fourm". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

Coordinates: 24°39′45″N 46°44′23″E / 24.662599°N 46.739745°E / 24.662599; 46.739745


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