King Abdullah Sports City - Jeddah

King Abdullah Sports City - Jeddah 

King Abdullah Sports City

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King Abdullah Sports City

KASC

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Full name King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

Location North of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates Coordinates: 21°45′47.6″N 39°9′51″E21°45′47.6″N 39°9′51″E

Owner Saudi Aramco

Operator Saudi Aramco

Al Muhaidib Contracting Company[1]

BESIX[2]

Capacity 62,241 (seated)

Record attendance 84,115 (Al-Ahli vs. Al-Shabab, 1 May 2014)

Field size (3,000,000) square meter [3]

Surface Grass

Scoreboard Yes

Construction

Built 2012–2014

Opened May 1, 2014[4]

Construction cost $560 million

Tenants

Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli

King Abdullah Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), also nicknamed The Shining Jewel (Arabic: الجوهرة المشعة) or simply The Jewel (Arabic: الجوهرة), is a new multi-use stadium and sports city located 60 kilometers north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The City is named after King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.[5]

The main stadium (King Abdullah International Stadium) is used for football, reaching a full capacity of 62,241 spectators. It is the biggest stadium in Jeddah, and the second biggest in Saudi Arabia, coming after Riyadh's King Fahd Stadium. Additionally, it is the 10th biggest stadium in the Arab world. Accompanying the innovative stadium are smaller sports venues surrounding the main stadium. It also hosts athletics and indoor sporting events in indoor arenas.

The bid for the construction was won by Saudi Aramco and the contractor for this project was a joint between Al Muhaidib Contracting Company & BESIX Construct.[6]