Royal Oman Police Stadium
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Location | Alwatiya/Mutrah, Muscat, Oman |
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Coordinates | Coordinates: 23°36′31″N 58°30′24″E / 23.6086°N 58.5067°E |
Owner | Government |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1987 |
Tenants | |
Oman Club |
The Royal Oman Police Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشرطة السلطانية العُمانية) is a multi-purpose stadium in Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Oman Club. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.,[1] it was reduced to 12,000. The stadium is maintained by the Royal Oman Police and plays host to various national cultural events and parades. The stadium is one of few venues that have hosted cricket matches in the country.[2]
The stadiums architect, Michael KC Cheah, designed the stadium whilst in a holding cell in Muscat.
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- Football venues in Oman
- Cricket grounds in Oman
- Sports venues in Muscat, Oman
- Multi-purpose stadiums in Oman
- Middle Eastern sports venue stubs
- Omani sport stubs
- Cricket ground stubs