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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex during the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations
Location Bowsher, Muscat, Oman
Coordinates 23°34′23″N 58°23′58″E / 23.57306°N 58.39944°E / 23.57306; 58.39944Coordinates: 23°34′23″N 58°23′58″E / 23.57306°N 58.39944°E / 23.57306; 58.39944
Owner Government
Operator Ministry of Sports Affairs
Capacity 34,000
Field size 50 Hectares
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 17 September 1982 Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Towell
Opened 19 October 1985
Architect Roy Lancaster Associates
Tenants
Oman national football team
Bosher Club

The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (Arabic: مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي‎‎) also known locally as, Boshar (Arabic: بوشر‎‎), is a government owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium originally had a capacity of over 40,000, but after recent renovations the capacity was reduced to 34,000 people. It is the home stadium of the Oman national football team. The Qaboos Stadium was used as the main stadium in the recent, 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, and was also used in the past 1996 Gulf Cup competition. The Complex has strong security, in addition to over 10,000 parking slots.



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