Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (Arabic: مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي), also known locally as Boshar (Arabic: بوشر), is a government-owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It has facilities for athletics too and has also staged field hockey matches. The stadium originally had a capacity of over 40,000, but after recent renovations the capacity was reduced to 28,000.^[1] It is the home stadium of the Oman national football team. The Qaboos Stadium was used as the main stadium in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2009, and was also used in the 13th Arabian Gulf Cup competition in 1996. The Complex has strong security, in addition to over 10,000 parking slots.

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي

Shri Narendra Modi at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium on 11 February 2018
Location	Bowsher, Muscat, Oman
Coordinates	23°34′23″N 58°23′58″E
Owner	Government of Oman
Operator	Ministry of Sports Affairs
Capacity	28,000[1]
Field size	50 Hectares
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	17 September 1982 Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Towell
Opened	19 October 1985
Architect	Roy Lancaster Associates
Tenants
Oman national football team Bosher Club Muscat Club

In field hockey, the stadium hosted the 2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy.

See also

• List of football stadiums in Oman