Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Capacity | 22,500 |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1971 |
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ "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
Categories:
- Football venues in Saudi Arabia
- Multi-purpose stadiums in Saudi Arabia
- Venues of the 2034 Asian Games
- Asian Games athletics venues
- Middle Eastern sports venue stubs
- Saudi Arabian sport stubs
- Saudi Arabian building and structure stubs