Key facts
- Location
- Dukhan Road 88HR+RX Al Rayyan , Qatar
- Capacity
- 45,032 21,000 (future)
- Surface
- Grass
- Record attendance
- 45,032 ( Argentina vs Australia , 3 December 2022 )
- Public transit
- Al Riffa (الرفاع)
- Built
- 2017 – 2020
- Opened
- 18 December 2020
- Architect
- Pattern Design
- Project manager
- AECOM
- Main contractors
- Al-Balagh Larsen & Toubro
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The new Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد بن علي, romanized: Malʿab ʾAḥmad bin ʿAliyy), popularly known as Al-Rayyan Stadium, is an association football stadium located in the district of Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, Qatar, around 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest from the centre of Al Rayyan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home to Al-Rayyan Sports Club. The stadium is named after Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar from 1960 to 1972. The former stadium, built in 2003, had a seating capacity of 21,282 and was demolished in 2015. The new Al Rayyan Stadium has a seating capacity of 45,032.
The stadium is located about 20 km west of Doha.