Al Bayt Stadium

Al-Bayt Stadium
	Interior view in 2022, looking northeast
Full name	Al-Bayt Stadium
Location	Al Khor, Qatar
Coordinates	25°39′08″N 51°29′15″E / 25.65222°N 51.48750°E
Capacity	68,895
Record attendance	68,895 (Spain vs Germany, 27 November 2022) and (England vs France, 10 December 2022)
Field size	105x68 meters
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	2014; 10 years ago
Opened	November 30, 2021; 2 years ago
Architect	gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Main contractors	Galfar Al Misnad, Webuild S.p.A., Cimolai
Tenants
	Al-Khor SC (2022–present); Qatar national football team (selected matches) ;

Al-Bayt Stadium (Arabic: استاد البيت, romanized: ʾIstād al-Bayt, lit. 'The House Stadium')^[2]^[3] is a retractable roof football stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, which was opened in time for matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup,^[4] which began on 20 November 2022.^[5] The stadium is located 35 km away from Doha, which made it the furthest stadium from the capital that was used in the World Cup.^[5]^[6] The stadium's construction contract was awarded to Qatari contractor Galfar Al Misnad,^[7] Webuild S.p.A. and Cimolai in 2015.^[8]

Plans

Al Bayt Stadium hosted the opening match of the 2022 World Cup, and hosted a semi-final and a quarter-final match.^[9]^[10] The stadium hosted around 60,000 World Cup fans (71.000 gross capacity),^[11] including 1,000 seats for press. The architectural design takes its inspiration from the traditional tents of the nomadic peoples of Qatar and the region.^[12] It features a retractable roof, providing covered seating for all spectators. It connects to transportation systems and have onsite parking for 6,000 cars, 350 buses and the coming and going of 150 public buses/shuttles, as well as 1,000 taxis and water taxis. The stadium is certified for its sustainability credentials under the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) for a number of certifications representing sustainable design & build, construction management practices and the efficiency of its energy centre. The stadium also received a five-star GSAS rating.^[12]

The stadium also includes luxurious hotel suites and rooms with balcony views of the football field.^[11]

To mark the National Sports Day, stadium's adjacent park's official opening was announced to be held on Qatar's sports day itself, 11 February 2020.^[13]

Construction

The Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar was one of eight stadiums used in the 2022 FIFA World Cup,^[14] the second largest after Lusail Stadium.^[15] The stadium was designed by Dar Al-Handasah.^[16] Following the World Cup, it is expected to be reconfigured into a 32,000-seat stadium. Excess seats will be removed from the upper tier and donated to other countries or placed on the infrastructure planned for the 2030 Asian Games.^[17] The vacated space will then be converted into a five-star hotel, shopping mall and another sports facilities.^[18]^[19]

The tent-like structure has four stands, each of whose exterior walls and peaked roofs are covered in polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) woven fibreglass membrane. The exterior part of the PTFE membrane is coloured in traditional black, white and red colours to further reference Qatar's nomadic people's tents. A retractable roof connects the four stands to enclose the stadium.^[20] In January 2020, the stadium received sustainability certificates of green design, construction management and energy efficiency.^[21]

History

The inauguration of the stadium took place on 30 November 2021, on the occasion of opening ceremony for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, followed by a match between the host Qatar and Bahrain, in which the reigning Asian champion Qatar survived a last-minute scare to fend off the visitor 1–0, courtesy of a header from Abdulaziz Hatem in the 69th minute.^[22]

This event was attended by the Emir (head of state) of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, several Heads of State and authorities and Presidents from member associations to enjoy the inauguration ceremony of Al Bayt Stadium and to mark the official opening of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.^[23] The newly built stadium hosted five matches during FIFA Arab Cup 2021, including the final of the tournament on 18 December 2021.^[24]^[25]

On 20 November 2022, the stadium hosted the opening game of the FIFA World Cup between Qatar and Ecuador; 67,372 were reported to be in attendance at kick-off, despite the capacity of the stadium being 60,000.^[26]^[27]

Recent tournament results

2021 FIFA Arab Cup

The Al Bayt Stadium hosted five matches during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, including the final.

Date	Time	Team No. 1	Result	Team No. 2	Round	Attendance
30 November 2021	19:30	Qatar	1–0	Bahrain	Group A	47,813
3 December 2021	22:00	Syria	2–0	Tunisia	Group B	15,913
6 December 2021	22:00	Qatar	3–0	Iraq	Group A	23,008
10 December 2021	22:00	Qatar	5–0	United Arab Emirates	Quarter-finals	63,439
18 December 2021	18:00	Tunisia	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Algeria	Final	60,456

2022 FIFA World Cup

The Al Bayt Stadium hosted nine matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including the opening match.

Date	Time	Team No. 1	Result	Team No. 2	Round	Attendance
20 November 2022	19:00	Qatar	0–2	Ecuador	Group A (opening match)	67,372
23 November 2022	13:00	Morocco	0–0	Croatia	Group F	59,407
25 November 2022	22:00	England	0–0	United States	Group B	68,463
27 November 2022	22:00	Spain	1–1	Germany	Group E	68,895
29 November 2022	18:00	Netherlands	2–0	Qatar	Group A	66,784
1 December 2022	22:00	Costa Rica	2–4	Germany	Group E	67,054
4 December 2022	22:00	England	3–0	Senegal	Round of 16	65,985
10 December 2022	22:00	England	1–2	France	Quarter-finals	68,895
14 December 2022	22:00	France	2–0	Morocco	Semi-finals	68,294

2023 AFC Asian Cup

On 5 April 2023, the Al Bayt Stadium was chosen as one of eight (then nine) venues for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[28] It hosted four matches during the tournament.

Date	Time	Team No. 1	Result	Team No. 2	Round	Attendance
17 January 2024	17:30	Tajikistan	0–1	Qatar	Group A	57,460
23 January 2024	14:30	Syria	1–0	India	Group B	42,787
29 January 2024	19:00	Qatar	2–1	Palestine	Round of 16	63,753
3 February 2024	18:30	Qatar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Uzbekistan	Quarter-finals	58,791

References

^ "Al Bayt Stadium". fifa.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^ Eggeling, Kristin Anabel (29 April 2020). Nation-branding in Practice: The Politics of Promoting Sports, Cities and Universities in Kazakhstan and Qatar. Routledge. ISBN 9781000067903 – via Google Books.
^ "Al Bayt Stadium and Stadium 974 open doors". 2 December 2021.
^ Neha Bhatia (13 August 2015). "Revealed: The firms behind the construction Qatar's World Cup stadiums". Arabian Business. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Al Bayt Stadium: All you need to know about Qatar's new 2022 World Cup venue". goal.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Al Bayt Stadium". qatar2022.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^ "Al Bayt Stadium: A tribute to Qatar's heritage". Qatar2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Who's building Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums?". Construction Week Middle East. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Qatar World Cup to start at Al Bayt Stadium as schedule announced". thejakartapost.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ "A 5-star view of the World Cup: Qatar's Al Bayt stadium set to unveil jaw-dropping Sky Boxes". goal.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "World Cup 2022: A room with a view at Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium". aljazeera.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Al Bayt Stadium achieves outstanding sustainability rating". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ "Al Bayt Stadium Park to open to public on 11 February". ILoveQatar. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Qatar unveils Al Bayt Stadium design". arabianbusiness.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "New images of Al-Bayt World Cup stadium confirm completion". en.as.com. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Qatar 2022 stadiums continue to take shape despite pandemic". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Qatar unveils Al Bayt Stadium design". arabianbusiness.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Al Bayt Stadium achieves outstanding sustainability rating". fifa.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022". footballcoal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar". Dezeen. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "Education City Stadium awarded prestigious sustainability certificates". FIFA. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Algeria win the FIFA Arab Cup". fifa.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "FIFA President reflects on stunning opening day at FIFA Arab Cup". fifa.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Amir attends FIFA Arab Cup final match,closing ceremony". gulf-times.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "2021 FIFA Arab Cup: Participating teams, fixtures and all you need to know". goal.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ Pattle, Alex (20 November 2022). "Thousands of Qatar fans appear to leave World Cup opener at half-time". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Factbox: Qatar v Ecuador World Cup 2022: kick-off time, venue and stats". reuters.com. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Stadiums". AFC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

Al-Bayt Stadium Project

Events and tenants
Preceded by Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Jeddah	FIFA Arab Cup Final venue 2021	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	FIFA World Cup Opening match venue 2022	Succeeded by Estadio Azteca Mexico City

25°39′08″N 51°29′16″E / 25.65222°N 51.48778°E / 25.65222; 51.48778

[1] "Al Bayt Stadium". fifa.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

[2] Eggeling, Kristin Anabel (29 April 2020). Nation-branding in Practice: The Politics of Promoting Sports, Cities and Universities in Kazakhstan and Qatar. Routledge. ISBN 9781000067903 – via Google Books.

[3] "Al Bayt Stadium and Stadium 974 open doors". 2 December 2021.

[4] Neha Bhatia (13 August 2015). "Revealed: The firms behind the construction Qatar's World Cup stadiums". Arabian Business. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[goal-5] "Al Bayt Stadium: All you need to know about Qatar's new 2022 World Cup venue". goal.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[6] "Al Bayt Stadium". qatar2022.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

[7] "Al Bayt Stadium: A tribute to Qatar's heritage". Qatar2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[8] "Who's building Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums?". Construction Week Middle East. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[9] "Qatar World Cup to start at Al Bayt Stadium as schedule announced". thejakartapost.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[10] "A 5-star view of the World Cup: Qatar's Al Bayt stadium set to unveil jaw-dropping Sky Boxes". goal.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[alj1-11] "World Cup 2022: A room with a view at Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium". aljazeera.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[thepeninsulaqatar-12] "Al Bayt Stadium achieves outstanding sustainability rating". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[13] "Al Bayt Stadium Park to open to public on 11 February". ILoveQatar. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[14] "Qatar unveils Al Bayt Stadium design". arabianbusiness.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[15] "New images of Al-Bayt World Cup stadium confirm completion". en.as.com. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[16] "Qatar 2022 stadiums continue to take shape despite pandemic". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[17] "Qatar unveils Al Bayt Stadium design". arabianbusiness.com. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[18] "Al Bayt Stadium achieves outstanding sustainability rating". fifa.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[19] "Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022". footballcoal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[20] "Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar". Dezeen. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[21] "Education City Stadium awarded prestigious sustainability certificates". FIFA. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[22] "Algeria win the FIFA Arab Cup". fifa.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[23] "FIFA President reflects on stunning opening day at FIFA Arab Cup". fifa.com. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[24] "Amir attends FIFA Arab Cup final match,closing ceremony". gulf-times.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[25] "2021 FIFA Arab Cup: Participating teams, fixtures and all you need to know". goal.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[26] Pattle, Alex (20 November 2022). "Thousands of Qatar fans appear to leave World Cup opener at half-time". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[27] "Factbox: Qatar v Ecuador World Cup 2022: kick-off time, venue and stats". reuters.com. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[28] "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Stadiums". AFC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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Al Bayt Stadium

Plans

Construction

History

Recent tournament results

2021 FIFA Arab Cup

2022 FIFA World Cup

2023 AFC Asian Cup

See also

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