Qatar World Cup Stadiums

Qatar World Cup Stadiums, How many World Cup stadiums are there in Qatar? Lucille Iconic Stadium, Al-Bayt Stadium, Stadium 974, Al-Thumama Stadium, Education City Stadium, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Janub Stadium.

Qatar World Cup football stadium; The 22nd edition of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It is scheduled to be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022 It will be the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup to be held entirely in Asia since 2002, in South Korea and Japan. The current World Cup champions are France.

Due to the intense summer heat in Qatar, the World Cup will be held from late November to mid-December, the first tournament not to be held in May, June, or July; It will be played in less than 28 days.

How many World Cup Stadiums are there in Qatar?

The games will be held in 8 stadiums in Qatar World Cup.

1. Lucille Iconic Stadium.

2. Al-Bayt Stadium.

3. Stadium 974.

4. Al-Thumama Stadium.

5. Education City Stadium.

6. Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.

7. Khalifa International Stadium.

8. Al Janoub Stadium.

Lucille Iconic Stadium

Lusail Iconic Stadium or Lusail National Stadium is a football stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Lucille Stadium is the largest stadium in Qatar and one of the seven stadiums converted for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The stadium will host the opening and final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Work began in 2014 to build the stadium. The stadium was jointly built by HBK Contracting (HBK) and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC).

The stadium was designed by the British company Foster + Partners and Populus. The stadium has a capacity of 80,000 people. Like other stadiums planned for the World Cup, Lucille Stadium will be cooled using solar energy and will have a zero carbon footprint.

Construction started on 11 April 2017. The stadium was due to be completed by 2020. It was scheduled to host three friendly matches until the 2022 World Cup, but the stadium has been postponed and will host the next 10 games, including the final.

After the World Cup, it is expected to be rebuilt into a 20,000-seat stadium. Excess seating will be removed, and other parts of the building will be restored as a community space, including shops, cafes, athletic and educational facilities, and a health clinic.

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 Al-Bayt Stadium

Al-Bayt Stadium is a rooftop football stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, intended for timely use for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The construction contract for the stadium was signed in 2015 by We build S.p.A. And Cimolai. In January 2020, the stadium received a durable certificate of green design, construction management, and energy efficiency.

Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium is one of the seven stadiums to be converted for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and is the second largest after Luciel Stadium. The stadium was designed by Dar Al-Hadassah.

After the World Cup, it will be rebuilt into a 32,000-seat stadium. Additional seats will be removed from the upper level and placed in the infrastructure planned for the 2030 Asian Games. The vacated space will then be converted into a five-star hotel, shopping mall, and other sports facilities.

The stadium was inaugurated on November 30, 2021, to mark the opening ceremony of the FIFA Arab Cup 2021.

The opening match of the 2022 World Cup will be held at Al Bayt Stadium. FIFA and the organizing committee have confirmed that the first match is scheduled for November 21 with 60,000 spectators.

The architectural design draws inspiration from the traditional tents of the nomadic peoples of Qatar and the region. It will feature a retractable roof, providing covered seats for all visitors.

There are 1,000 seats for the press. Under the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) the stadium is certified for its sustainability for a number of certifications representing sustainable design and construction, construction management practices, and the efficiency of its power centers. The stadium also received a five-star GSAS rating.

Stadium 974

Stadium 974 is a football stadium in Ras Abu Abud, Doha, Qatar. Released November 30, 2021. It is a temporary venue that will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after which it will be built. The stadium will host 40,000 spectators.

The stadium is one of eight converted for the tournament. Construction of stadium

The process started in 2017. HBK Contracting Company (HBK), DCB-QA, Time Qatar, Fenwick Iribarren Architects (FI-A), Schleich Bergerman Partners, and Hilson Maron are involved in the construction of the stadium.

The stadium was designed by Fenwick Eribaren Architects. The stadium is built on a 450,000-square-meter waterfront site and is housed in an artificial promontory. It has a modular design and includes 974 recycled shipping containers in honor of the site’s industrial history and Qatar’s international dialing code (+974).

The shipping containers and seats used by the stadium will later be dismantled and provided to the underdeveloped countries of Africa as assistance; This is the first temporary venue in the history of the FIFA World Cup.

The stadium was first announced as Ras Abu Oud Stadium. The venue was officially named Stadium 974 during a launch event on November 20, 2021.

Al-Thumama Stadium

Al-Thumama Stadium is a football stadium in Al-Thumama, Qatar. It will be a venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

It is located near Hamad International Airport. A joint venture between Al Jaber Engineering in Qatar and Techfen Construction in Turkey is significantly involved in the construction work.

The architectural design by Ibrahim Zaidah, chief architect of the Arab Bureau of Engineering, draws inspiration from the traditional Takiyah hat, a traditional hat worn by men and boys throughout the Middle East. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000

After the World Cup, half the seats in the stadium will be removed and donated to other countries. The stadium was opened on October 22, 2021.

Amnesty International has claimed that about 15,000 migrant workers died while working in poor conditions at the stadium construction site.

Education City Stadium

Education City Stadium is a football stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, and Education City Stadium is one of the eight stadiums converted for the 2020 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The stadium is located between several university campuses in the Qatar Foundation’s Education City.

Construction of the stadium was completed in June 2020, making it the third World Cup stadium. It officially opened on June 15, 2020. It has a capacity of 45,350 people.

It has been nicknamed the “Diamond in the Desert”. With 20 percent of its construction materials marked green, the stadium is one of the most environmentally sustainable stadiums in the world.

The building contractor is JPAC JV, which hired Pattern Design as the lead design architect and Burroughs Hapold as the engineering designer. Like other stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it has been criticized for the working conditions of migrant workers.

Amnesty International estimates that some 15,000 workers lost their lives working in stadium conditions in Qatar.

Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium

Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Al Ryan, Qatar. Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium is one of the eight stadiums converted for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is currently used for most football matches and is the residence of Al-Rayyan Sports Club and Al-Kharitiath Sports Club.

Built-in 2003, the stadium has a seating capacity of 21,262. It was demolished in 2015. The new Al Rayyan Stadium has a seating capacity of 44,740.

Construction of the new stadium has started at the beginning of 2016. It was a joint venture between Al-Balagh and Larsen & Toubro.

The stadium was inaugurated on December 18, 2020. Which was the national day of Qatar. The stadium will lose 21,000 seats after the World Cup.

Khalifa International Stadium

Khalifa International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar, as part of the Doha Sports City Complex, which also houses the Aspire Academy, the Hamad Aquatic Center, and the Aspire Tower.

It is named after the former Emir of Qatar, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. Khalifa International Stadium is one of eight stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the home stadium of the Qatar national football team.

The stadium was built in 1976. It was renovated and expanded in 2005 before the 2006 Asian Games to increase its capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 seats. A roof is covered on the west side of the stadium.

Following the decision to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022, there were plans to increase the stadium’s capacity to 68,000.

Al-Janoub Stadium

Al-Janoub Stadium is a rooftop football stadium in Al-Waqrah, Qatar. Which was inaugurated on 16 May 2019. Qatar is one of the eight stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after the renovation of the Khalifa International Stadium. It was designed by Iraqi architect Jaha Hadid in association with the firm AECOM.

The stadium was designed by architect Jaha Hadid and his architect Jaha Hadid Architects. Jaha Hadid Architects says the stadium was designed in conjunction with a new premise to make it the centerpiece of an urban expansion in the city, creating community-based activity around the stadium on non-event days.

According to the designers, it was inspired by the traditional boat sails used by pearl divers in the weaving region through the currents of the Persian Gulf.

The roof of the curve and the external references give the history of Al Waqra’s voyage, in addition to giving the visitors the feeling of being on a ship. The bent beams hold the roof, like the hull of a ship.

The building is intended to resemble an inverted hull arranged in a yard to provide shade and shelter. The roof of the stadium is retractable, and it is made of pleated PTFE fabric and wire, the roof arches being 230 meters long.

Due to the hot and dry weather in Qatar, the cooling system prevents the stadium users from overheating. It is capable of cooling spectator spaces at 18 degrees Celsius and playgrounds at 20 degrees Celsius.

The stadium has a multi-purpose room in the sports complex, a swimming pool, and a shopping center with a spa and green roof. The entrance to the stadium will be in the wooden courtyard.

There are plans to build a school, wedding hall, cycling, horse riding, and running track, restaurant, marketplace, and gym in the vicinity of Al Janoub Stadium.

The capacity of the stadium is 40,000 which will be halved to 20,000 after the World Cup. The stadium was inaugurated on 16 May 2019.