Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Arabic: ملعب نادي الشباب), formerly known as Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2] It is used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al-Shabab.
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| Full name | Al-Shabab Club Stadium |
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| Former names | Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium (1984–2023) |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°48′11.0808″N 46°37′43.752″E / 24.803078000°N 46.62882000°E |
| Owner | Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
| Operator | Al-Shabab |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Record attendance | 12,087 (Al-Shabab vs Al-Hilal, 30 March 2024) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Renovated | 2019–2020, 2021–2023 |
| Construction cost | SAR90 million |
| Tenants | |
| Al-Shabab (2019-present) Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh, women) (2023-present) | |
History edit
The stadium was built and opened in 1984 and it was mostly used by Al-Shabab as a training ground and for friendly matches. In April 2012, the stadium underwent construction to improve the facilities. This included three more football pitches, administrative offices, and medical clinics.[3] On 2 January 2019, Al-Shabab hosted their first competitive match at the stadium against Al-Sahel in the King Cup.[4] On 11 January 2019, Al-Shabab hosted their first ever league match in the stadium against Al-Fayha.[5] The match ended in a 4–1 win, with goals coming from Nasser Al-Shamrani, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem and Constantin Budescu scoring twice. In July 2019, the stadium once again underwent construction this time to increase the stadium's capacity and improve the facilities.[6] During the 2019–20 and the 2020–21 seasons, the stadium was used by Al-Shabab as their home stadium. On 7 September 2021, the stadium underwent major construction with plans to increase the capacity from 10,000 seats to 15,000, get rid of the running track, add a roof to the stadium, and develop and improve the rest of the facilities.[7] On 9 October 2023, after two years in construction it was announced that the stadium would host Al-Shabab's league match against Al-Tai on 21 October 2023.[8] The match ended in a 2–0 win with goals coming from Habib Diallo and Hussain Al-Qahtani and had an attendance of 11,974.[9]
References edit
- ^ "AL-SHABAB CLUB STADIUM".
- ^ "استاد الأمير خالد بن سلطان بنادي الشباب - Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium".
- ^ "الشباب.. الأرض الصلبة "تلين"". 24 May 2012.
- ^ "كأس الملك: الشباب يستضيف الساحل.. والحزم يواجه الخلود". January 2019.
- ^ "ملعب الشباب يستضيف الفيحاء".
- ^ "ملعب الشباب .. الصيانة بدأت". 8 July 2019.
- ^ "الشباب.. بدء العمل على مشروع الملعب".
- ^ "أمام الطائي.. الشباب يدشن الملعب الجديد".
- ^ "الشباب يفتتح ملعبه الجديد بنقاط الطائي".
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