Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
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| Full name | Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City |
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| Location | Najran, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 17°39′25.8372″N 44°28′39.1224″E / 17.657177000°N 44.477534000°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Sport |
| Operator | Ministry of Sport |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 24 January 2008 |
| Built | 2013–2020 |
| Opened | 31 August 2020 |
| Construction cost | SAR124 million |
| Tenants | |
| Al-Okhdood (2020-present) Najran (2020–present) | |
Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبد العزيز الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It is used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al-Okhdood and Najran has a capacity of 12,000.[1]
History
Plans to build a sports complex in Najran were announced on 24 January 2008.[2] The sports complex would be known as Najran Sports City would include a 10,000 seater football stadium, an olympic-size swimming pool, a sports hall to host basketball, volleyball and handball matches, a gymnasium and an 80-room hostel among others amenities. However, construction was delayed and no work was done on the sports complex. On 9 October 2011, it was announced by the then-president of the General Sports Authority (GSA) Prince Nawaf bin Faisal Al Saud that construction would begin sometime in 2012.[3] On 1 January 2012, it was announced that the stadium's design plans were being modified following an approval on the increase of capacity from 10,000 to 20,000 seats.[4] Construction on the stadium began sometime in 2013. On 25 December 2019, it was announced that work on the stadium was mostly done.[5] On 31 August 2020, the sports complex was officially opened under the name of Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City.[6]
On 17 November 2020, the first official match was held on the stadium. Najran defeated Al-Thoqbah 2–1 in the 5th round of the MS League.[7] On 28 November 2020, Al-Okhdood hosted Al-Qaisumah in their first match at the stadium.
References
- ^ "مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبد العزيز الرياضية".
- ^ "مدينة نجران الرياضية: 80 ألف متر بتكلفة 100 مليون ريال".
- ^ "الأمير نواف بن فيصل يعلن عن تنفيذ عدد من المنشآت الرياضية".
- ^ "88 منشأة رياضية في السعودية".
- ^ "المسمى وشبكة الاتصالات يؤجلان افتتاح المدينة الرياضية بنجران".
- ^ "إطلاق اسم هذلول بن عبدالعزيز على مدينة نجران الرياضية".
- ^ "المارد يخوض مبارياته بمدينة هذلول الرياضية".
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