History and description

The Qatar national football team has played their home matches at the stadium since its inauguration. The stadium was renovated in 2009 and 2015 to improve its spectator facilities. The Khalifa International Stadium has been the main football stadium in Qatar since 1976. The stadium was built to serve as the country's flagship venue for the 1976 Gulf Cup, which was held in Qatar and could initially hold 20,000 spectators. The Qatar national football team has played their home matches at the stadium since its inauguration. The stadium was renovated in 2009 and 2015 to improve its spectator facilities. Recent upgrades to the stadium have increased its capacity to 40,000 seats.

Khalifa International Stadium hosted multiple matches including the final between Japan and Australia in 2011 during the Asian Cup.

The Khalifa International Stadium has been the standard playing venue of the Qatar national team and has furthermore occasionally hosted international friendlies of other teams, such as Argentina and Brazil.

Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup in 2010. Khalifa International Stadium was proposed as one of the playing venues, though extensive upgrades were needed.

Work began on the stadium in 2014, and included a refurbishment of all stands, additional seating, additional hospitality facilities, and the construction of a large innovative roof membrane. The iconic arch of the stadium was replaced with a new one and complemented with a second one.

The World Cup stadium project was completed in the summer of 2017, making it the first 2022 World Cup stadium to be finished.

The event was held from August 26 to September 3. The 2019 IAAF World Championships in Athletics was held at Khalifa International Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE from August 26 to September 3.

How to get to Khalifa International Stadium

The Khalifa International Stadium is located in the west of Doha, at roughly 10 kilometers from central Doha (such as the Souq Waqif and Corniche) and 18 kilometers from The Pearl development further north. The stadium can be reached by metro. A new Gold line, Station Sports City, runs through central Doha and serves as an easy way to get there.

Address: Al Waab St, Doha

Eat, drink, and sleep near Khalifa International Stadium

The Khalifa International Stadium is part of a large development that includes Qatar's other Olympic sports facilities (e.g. an aquatics center and indoor hall), the large Villaggio Mall, a park, and the iconic The Torch Doha hotel. The Khalifa International Stadium will house the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum after it is redeveloped.

The Villaggio Mall houses a variety of restaurants from multiple chains including Shake Shack, Pizza Express, and TGI Fridays.

If you are looking to stay close to the stadium, there are two hotels to choose from: the Torch Doha and the Movenpick Al Aziziyah. Though both are in the higher end,

For an overview of hotels near Khalifa International Stadium, here are cheaper options in central Doha around The Corniche. Alternatively, if you have more money to spend, see options further north around the West Bay arena and The Pearl.

Photos of Khalifa International Stadium

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Useful Internet links

Visitqatar.qa - Doha tourist information.