Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium
Al-Malazz Stadium
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
OperatorMinistry of Sport (Saudi Arabia)
Capacity22,188 (to be expanded to 44,500)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1969
Opened1971
Website
Prince Faysal Bin Fahad stadium

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الأمير فيصل بن فهد الرياضية) 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 Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2011–2012 it became one of the first stadiums in the Kingdom to use electronic ticketing for the Saudi Football League.

International football matches

DateCompetitionTeamResTeam
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

See also

References

  1. "Saudi newspaper fourm". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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