Association football stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
(
Arabic
:
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) is an
association football
stadium in
Doha
, Qatar, located about 5 kilometres (3 miles) west from the centre of
Doha
. It is the home of the
Al Sadd Sports Club
's association football team, who play in the top-flight
Qatar Stars League
, and is occasionally used by the
Qatar men's
and
women's
national football teams as one of their home grounds. Named after the then-Qatari Minister of Youth and Sports
Jassim bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani
, who had provided permission for Al Sadd's founding members to form the group in 1969, the stadium was opened in 1975, and has since been renovated twice; once for the
17th Arabian Gulf Cup
in 2004, and again in 2010. In addition to hosting all matches of the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, the stadium has hosted numerous international association football matches throughout its history, including matches of the
2019 FIFA Club World Cup
, the football tournaments at the
2006 Asian Games
and
2011 Pan Arab Games
, and two editions of the Italian
super cup
, the
Supercoppa Italiana
.
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Facilities
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Aside from the main field, the stadium area also accommodates an administration office, a cafe, a mosque, workers' quarters, an athletics track, training fields, a swimming pool and a multi-sports hall.
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The multi-sports hall has a capacity of 1,000 people, and is used for local tournaments in basketball, volleyball, handball and other sports and events.
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Design
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There are about 12,946 seats available in Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Modern and traditional Qatari architectural elements coexist in the stadium's design. Paying respect to Qatar's nautical heritage, its unusual structure boasts a striking exterior inspired by the sails of ancient dhow boats.
The retractable roof of the stadium enables climate control during games and activities. The stadium's amenities are made to give both players and spectators an elite experience.
It has cutting-edge broadcast and media spaces, VIP lounges, and changing rooms. Viewers are treated to an intimate setting with great views from every angle, thanks to the seating arrangement.
Functionality, beauty, and sustainability are all combined in Jassim bin Hamad Stadium's design, which follows the growing trends in stadium building architecture.
The Al Sadd neighborhood of Doha serves as a famous landmark and offers visitors a contemporary and comfortable setting.
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Important tournaments held in the stadium
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The Arabian Gulf Cup final match was played on this stadium when Qatar defeated Oman on penalties and won the title, the final ceremony was held there.
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The final of the
football
tournament of the Games was held there when Qatar defeated Iraq by one goal and won the title.
As this is
Al Sadd's
home stadium they play their home league matches there and in the 2009?2010 season it was shared with the other Qatari side
Al Ahli
. And when ever
Al Sadd
scores a goal a sound of a wolf howling comes out of the stadium's speakers because the clubs nick or mascot is the wolf.
The Qatari football team plays its important matches there such as the
World Cup qualifiers
matches there.
- Qatar Heir Apparent's Cup
All the matches of this cup are played on the same stadium because this cup is only made up of two semi-finals and a final match.
The semi-final matches are played on these stadiums while the quarter-final matches and round of sixteen matches are played in the
Grand Hamad Stadium
and the final match is played in the
Khalifa Stadium
.
The Stadium hosted the
2014 Supercoppa Italiana
in a match involving
Juventus
(Serie A champions) and
Napoli
(Coppa Italia champions).
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The Stadium hosted the
2016 Supercoppa Italiana
in a match involving
Juventus
(Serie A champions) and
Milan
(Coppa Italia runner-up).
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The stadium hosted three matches during the
2019 FIFA Club World Cup
.
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During the
2022 FIFA World Cup
, France used the stadium as their training base.
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In 2024, it hosted the first installment of the
Equality Cup
, a friendly tournament with international clubs.
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The
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
was also held in this stadium.
Recent tournament results
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2019 FIFA Club World Cup
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2023 AFC Asian Cup
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On 5 April 2023, the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium was chosen one of eight venues for the
2023 AFC Asian Cup
. It hosted seven matches.
See also
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