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King Abdullah Sports City

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Al-Ahli Saudi FC vs Al-Wehda
Fri 29 Nov 2024 17:00

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Saudi Arabia

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Upcoming

29 Nov	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al-Wehda		5:00pm
02 Dec	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Esteghlal		4:00pm
10 Jan	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al Shabab		5:00pm
26 Jan	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al Riyadh SC		3:45pm
07 Feb	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al Fateh FC		5:00pm
13 Feb	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al Nassr FC		5:30pm
17 Feb	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al-Gharafa		6:00pm

Past Events

08 Nov	Al-Ahli Saud	2 - 0	Al-Raed
04 Nov	Al-Ahli Saud	5 - 1	Al-Shorta SC
25 Oct	Al-Ahli Saud	1 - 1	Al Okhdood C
05 Oct	Al-Ahli Saud	1 - 2	Al Hilal
20 Sep	Al-Ahli Saud	4 - 2	Dhamk
16 Sep	Al-Ahli Saud	1 - 0	Persepolis
23 Aug	Al-Ahli Saud	2 - 0	Al-Orobah

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King Abdullah Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), also nicknamed The Shining Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawharaa Al-Moshe'ah) (Arabic: الجوهرة المشعة) or simply The Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawhara) (Arabic: الجوهرة), is a multi-use stadium and sports city located 60 kilometers north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The City was named after Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia when the stadium opened. It was not open to women until January 2018, and they are still restricted to an area reserved for women and families.

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 venture between Al Muhaidib Contracting Company & BESIX.

The contract for providing the stadium safety, security, traffic management and contingency plans was awarded to a UK Company, Crowd Management UK Limited who are also the lead security and traffic management consultants for The R&A who host The Open Championship annually. In addition to the written plans Crowd Management UK delivered a training course for key stadium operators at the Saudi Aramco training facility in Jeddah KSA.

The company also provided an independent evaluation of the performance of local staff and the event safety officer (provided by Sword Security) during the inaugural event at the KASC stadium. This led to a significant number of safety and security recommendations and the appointment of a dedicated Stadium Manager.


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