Khalifa International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب خليفة الدولي, romanized: Istād Khalīfah ad-Dawliyy), also known as National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar, as part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower.[3] It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's former Emir. The final of 2011 AFC Asian Cup was held at this stadium. In 2017, it received a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), the first in the world to be awarded this rating.[4] The stadium employs about 30,000 workers.

Khalifa International Stadium

Full name	Khalifa International Stadium
Location	Doha, Qatar
Coordinates	25°15′49″N 51°26′53″E
Owner	Qatar Football Association
Capacity	45,416[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1976
Renovated	2005, 2014–2017
Architect	Dar Al-Handasah[2]
Main contractors	Midmac Contracting Co. W.L.L., PORR, Six Construct JV, Projacs (Project Analysis and Control Systems International Co.)
Tenants
Qatar national football team (1976–present)

History

The stadium opened in 1976.[5][6][7] In 1992, the stadium hosted all 15 games of the 11th Gulf Cup, which Qatar won for the first time.[8][9] It was renovated and expanded in 2005, before the 2006 Asian Games, to increase its capacity from originally 20,000 to 40,000 seats. A roof covers the western side of the stadium. The eastern side has a large arch, which was used as a platform to launch fireworks from during the 2006 Asian Games opening ceremony.[10]

Before the 2005 renovation, the stadium was used mostly for association football (soccer) matches, but it is equipped for many other sports. Since 1997, the stadium has hosted the annual Doha Diamond League (previously known by other names) track and field competition. It is the Qatar national football team's home stadium. The stadium hosted 6 games of the 2011 Pan Arab Games: all matches of the Qatar national team in the group stage, as well as the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and finals of the tournament.[11]

After another redevelopment, the stadium reopened in May 2017.[12] The stadium was the site of the 2019 World Athletics Championships in September and October of that year.[13]

On 17 December 2019, the stadium was scheduled as the venue for two 2019 FIFA Club World Cup matches: the fifth-place match and the semi-final between the CONMEBOL Libertadores champions and the winner of Match 3. It eventually hosted the final, with Liverpool FC beating Flamengo 1–0 to become World Champions.[14][15] Following the decision to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022, it was planned to increase the capacity of the stadium to 68,000, but that plan has later been revised.[16]

Construction FIFA World Cup Qatar

The Khalifa International Stadium is one of eight stadiums being converted for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar,[17] and is the first stadium to be completed.[18][19]

A 2021 investigation by The Guardian revealed that over 6500 migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka died between 2010 and 2020 during construction of World Cup venues in Qatar.[20]

Sport events

• Host for the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup
• Host for the 2006 Asian Games
• Host for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup for Group A matches, the quarter-finals, semi-final, and the final
• Host for the 2011 Pan Arab Games
• Host for the 2019 World Championships in Athletics
• Host for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup
• Host for five games at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, including the final
• Host for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Recent tournament results

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Date	Time(QST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
7 January 2011	19:15	Qatar	0–2	Uzbekistan	Group A	37,143
12 January 2011	19:15	China	0–2	Qatar		30,778
16 January 2011	19:15	Qatar	3–0	Kuwait		28,339
21 January 2011	19:25	Uzbekistan	2–1	Jordan	Quarter-final	16,073
25 January 2011	19:25	Uzbekistan	0–6	Australia	Semi-final	24,826
29 January 2011	18:00	Australia	0–1	Japan	Final	37,174

24th Arabian Gulf Cup

Date	Time (AST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
26 November 2019	19:30	Qatar	1–2	Iraq	Group A	37.890
29 November 2019	17:30	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Iraq	Group A	17.437
29 November 2019	19:30	Yemen	0–6	Qatar	Group A	26.392
2 December 2019	17:30	Qatar	4–2	United Arab Emirates	Group A
2 December 2019	20:00	Kuwait	2–4	Bahrain	Group B

2019 FIFA Club World Cup

Date	Time (AST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
17 December 2019	17:30	Al-Sadd	2–6	ES Tunis	5th Place Final	15.037
17 December 2019	20:30	Flamengo	3–1	Al Hilal	Semifinals	21.588
18 December 2019	20:30	Monterrey	1–2	Liverpool	Semifinals	45.416
21 December 2019	17:30	Monterrey	2–2	Al Hilal	3rd Place Final	19.318
21 December 2019	20:30	Liverpool	1–0	Flamengo	Final	45.416

2022 FIFA World Cup

Khalifa International Stadium will host eight matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Date	Time(QST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
21 November 2022	16:00	England	–	Iran	Group B
23 November 2022	16:00	Germany	–	Japan	Group E
25 November 2022	19:00	Netherlands	–	Ecuador	Group A
27 November 2022	19:00	Croatia	–	Canada	Group F
29 November 2022	18:00	Ecuador	–	Senegal	Group A
1 December 2022	22:00	Japan	–	Spain	Group E
3 December 2022	18:00	Winners Group A	–	Runners-up Group B	Round of 16
17 December 2022	18:00	Losers Match 61	–	Losers Match 62	Third place play-off

International matches hosted

Friendly

Date	Time (QST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2
14 November 2009	19:15	Brazil	1–0	England
17 November 2010	19:15	Brazil	0–1	Argentina
18 November 2010	18:00	Qatar	0–1	Haiti
16 December 2010	18:00	Qatar	2–1	Egypt
22 December 2010	16:00	Qatar	2–0	Estonia
28 December 2010	19:15	Qatar	0–0	Iran
6 February 2013	21:00	Spain	3–1	Uruguay
7 September 2018	19:00	Qatar	1–0	China
11 September 2018	19:00	Qatar	3–0	Palestine
31 December 2018	20:00	Qatar	1–2	Iran

References

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