Khalifa International Stadium
Qatar’s national stadium, open since 1976 and rebuilt for the modern era: 45,000 seats under twin arches in the Aspire Zone, and the first stadium in the world to earn a four-star GSAS rating.
Key facts
Design
Built in 1976 for 20,000 spectators, Khalifa was taken apart and rebuilt between 2014 and 2017 by Dar Al-Handasah — the same practice that drew the original. A second arch was added beside the first, the signature silhouette of the Aspire Zone skyline, and a canopy roof was hung beneath them. Capacity more than doubled to 45,000, and a cooling system now covers about 70% of the building. It was the first stadium anywhere to be awarded four stars by the Global Sustainability Assessment System.
Events
Khalifa has hosted six AFC Asian Cup matches including the 2011 final, the Emir Cup final in the year it reopened, matches of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 including the final, and eight matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 — among them the third-place play-off. Outside football it stages the World Athletics Championships and the annual Doha Diamond League.
Video tour
LedPlayMeter at this venue
This ground is one of the five professional football venues in Qatar licensed to run their pitchside LED advertising with LedPlayMeter. The venues are going live in stages, delivered together with Techno Q, one of the Gulf region’s leading audio-visual systems integrators.
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