Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
| Shiekh Jaber Stadium Kuwait International Stadium |
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| Location | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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| Owner | Kuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association |
| Operator | Kuwait national football team |
| Capacity | 62.000 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2 June 2006 |
| Built | 2006–2010 (4 years) |
| Opened | 10 September 2010 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Construction cost | 120 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$394.6 million) |
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Kuwait national football team 2010–2011, 2015– 2010 AFC Cup Final Kuwait Champions Challenge: 2015 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Finals: 2015–16, 2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup Finals: 2015–16, 2016–17 Kuwait Super Cup: 2016 VIVA Premier League: 2016–17 |
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Coordinates: 29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E
Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ardhiyah area of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated spectators, the building is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes and parking lot with a 6,000 car capacity. It was expected to open in second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remains closed due to a miscalculation by structural engineers. Jaber Al-Ahmad will be the new home of the Kuwait national football team. The stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Kuwait celebrated their winning of Gulf Cup 20 in that stadium.
Was an International Friendly between Kuwait National Team and Bahrain National Team ended 3-1 win to Bahrain.
The first ever official match held in the stadium was the 2010 AFC Cup Final between Qadsia SC and Al-Ittihad SC the match ended with a total of 59,783 total attendance and a scored of 1–1. The final score was 5–3 on penalties for the Syrian Team.
In 2010 after the 2010 AFC Cup Final problems started to occur to the stadium which led to closing the stadium in 2011.
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