Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
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This article is about the stadium opened in 2020. For the original stadium which it replaced, see Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original).
The new Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد بن علي, romanized: Malʿab ʾAḥmad bin ʿAliyy),[3][4] popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is an association football stadium located in the district of Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, Qatar, around 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest from the centre of Al Rayyan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home to Al-Rayyan Sports Club. The stadium is named after Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar from 1960 to 1972.[5] The former stadium, built in 2003, had a seating capacity of 21,282 and was demolished in 2015.[6] The new Al Rayyan Stadium has a seating capacity of 45,032.[1]
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ملعب أحمد بن علي (Arabic) | |
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Coordinates | 25°19′47″N 51°20′32″E |
Public transit | Al Riffa (الرفاع) |
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Record attendance | 45,032 (Argentina vs Australia, 3 December 2022) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2016 |
Built | 2017–2020 |
Opened | 18 December 2020 |
Architect | Pattern Design[2] |
Project manager | AECOM |
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