Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الأمير فيصل بن فهد الرياضية) is a stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 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 used to play their matches in this stadium before getting privates stadiums. 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. According to the World Cup file the current stadium will be demolished and a new one will be built nearby the old location under the same name.
Al-Malazz Stadium | |
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| Address | Riyadh Saudi Arabia |
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| Operator | Ministry of Sport (Saudi Arabia) |
| Capacity | 22,188 (to be expanded to 44,500) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 2024-2026 |
| Website | |
| Prince Faysal Bin Fahad stadium | |
International football matches
edit| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2018 | International Friendly |  Saudi Arabia
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2–2 |  Bolivia
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| 11 Oct 2018 | International Friendly |  Iraq
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0–4 |  Argentina
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| 10 Nov 2019 | International Friendly | Saudi Arabia
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0–0 |  Paraguay
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Saudi newspaper fourm". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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