Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Al-Sadd Stadium
Full name Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location Doha, Qatar
Coordinates 25°16′02″N 51°29′03″E / 25.267358°N 51.484251°E / 25.267358; 51.484251Coordinates: 25°16′02″N 51°29′03″E / 25.267358°N 51.484251°E / 25.267358; 51.484251
Capacity 12,946[1][2]
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1974
Opened 1975[3]
Renovated 2004, 2009–2010
Tenants
Al-Sadd
Qatar national football team

The Jassim bin Hamad Stadium (Arabic: ملعب جاسم بن حمد) is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The football team Al-Sadd plays there. The stadium, originally built in 1974, was rebuilt in 2004 for the Gulf Cup and currently has a capacity of 12,946 people. The stadium is also used as the home stadium of the Qatar national football team.[4]

Important tournaments held in the stadium

The Gulf Cup of Nations final match was played on this stadium when Qatar defeated Oman on penalties and won the title, the final ceremony was held there.

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.

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).

References

Preceded by
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue

2006
Succeeded by
Tianhe Stadium
Guangzhou
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