Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الأمير فيصل بن فهد) (formerly Arabic: ملعب رعاية الشباب بالرياض, romanized: Malab Reayat Al Shabab Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by architect Michael KC Cheah. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Named after Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the stadium has a capacity of 22,500 people.[1] Al-Hilal, Al Nassr and Al-Shabab play their matches in this stadium. In 1972, It hosted the opening ceremony for the Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2011-2012 it became one of the first stadiums in the Kingdom to use electronic ticketing for the Saudi Football League.
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ministry of Sport (Saudi Arabia) |
| Capacity | 22,188 (to be expanded to 44,500) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Website | |
| Prince Faysal Bin Fahad stadium | |
International football matches
| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2018 | International Friendly |  Saudi Arabia |
2-2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
| 11 Oct 2018 | International Friendly |  Iraq |
0-4 |  Argentina |
| 10 Nov 2019 | International Friendly | Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |  Paraguay |
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