King Fahd International Stadium

King Fahd International Stadium
درة الملاعب or جنة الملاعب
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Opened	1987
Owner	General Presidency of Youth Welfare
Capacity	67,000
Tenants
Saudi Arabia national football team (1987-)

King Fahd International Stadium (Arabic: أستاد الملك فهد الدولي‎) is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities.The stadium was built in 1987 and holds 68,000. It also has one of the largest stadium roofs in the world. It was a venue for matches of the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1989 including the final match.

The cost of construction is about (650 million s.r). The stadium's roof shades over 75,000 seats and covering an area of 47,000 square metres. The 24 columns are arranged on a circle with a 247-metre diameter. The huge umbrella keeps the sun off the seats and concourse slabs, providing shade and comfort in the hot desert climate. The first goal in an official game was scored by Majed Abdullah.

Stadium in The Night, November 2011

External links

• Photos and Videos at footballmatch.de

Preceded by None	King Fahd Cup Final Venue 1992, 1995	Succeeded by Itself (as FIFA Confederations Cup Final Venue)
Preceded by Suphachalasai Stadium Bangkok	Asian Club Championship Final Venue 1996	Succeeded by Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur
Preceded by Itself (as King Fahd Cup Final Venue)	FIFA Confederations Cup Final Venue 1997	Succeeded by Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Preceded by Azadi Stadium Tehran	Asian Club Championship Final Venue 2000	Succeeded by Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon