Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Coordinates: 29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E / 29.2714278; 47.91861

Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium
Shiekh Jaber Stadium
Kuwait International Stadium
Location Kuwait City, Kuwait
Owner Kuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association
Operator Kuwait national football team
Capacity 60,000
Surface Grass
Construction
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)
Tenants
Kuwait national football team 2010–2011, 2015–
2010 AFC Cup Final
Kuwait Champions Challenge: 2015
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Finals: 2015–16
Kuwait Emir Cup Finals: 2015–16
Kuwait Super Cup: 2016

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.[1] 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.

History

First match

Was an International Friendly between Kuwait National Team and Bahrain National Team ended 3-1 win to Bahrain.

AFC Cup 2010

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.

Renovations

In 2010 after the 2010 AFC Cup Final problems started to occur to the stadium which led to closing the stadium in 2011.

Renovations started in 2014 and ended in 2015.

Re-opening

The Re-Opening was announced on 28 November 2015 for the 2015 Kuwait Champions Challenge where Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah came to the opening. The match was between Kuwait XI and World Stars XI, it ended in a 4–2 win for the Kuwaiti's. LET'S PLAY!, the opening show was performed right before the match. That multimedia show was produced by Laser System Europe and Groupe F. It was written and directed by Rodolph Nasillski[2]

FIFA banned Kuwait in October 2015 so Steven Gerrard, Xavi and Andrea Pirlo could not come cause they play in leagues that are in associations that are still on FIFA and not banned.[3]

2015–16

Crown Prince Cup

The Crown Prince Cup Final between Kuwait SC and Al-Salmiya SC was hosted there. The KFA was given 150,000 KD to host the final. The final show was right before the match, and it included prizes for the visitors, including phones, cars, computers. There was also a firework show before and after the match.[4]

The match was played on Tuesday 12 January 2016.[5] The referee was Ahmed Al-Ali.[6]

The match ended a 1–0 win for Al-Salmiya SC over Kuwait SC in the final of 2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup and gave Al-Salmiya their 9th official Championship and the first ever team to win a championship in this stadium.

Emir's Cup

KFA decided to just host the final of the Kuwait Emir Cup.[7] It will be Al-Arabi SC against Kuwait SC The match was played on 5 April 2016 6:30 GMT+3, and ended 3-1 win for Kuwait SC.[8] Kuwait SC won their 11th Emir Cup and the second team to win a domestic championship in the stadium.[9]

2016–17

Super Cup 2016

Main article: 2016 Kuwait Super Cup

KFA decided that Jaber International Stadium will host the Super Cup on 23 September after being delayed twice , and the dates were 21 September and 9 September.[10] The Game will be the league champions Qadsia SC aganist the emir cup champions Kuwait SC.[11] Kuwait won 3-2 on penalties after drawing 2-2 at full time.

2016-17 league matches

During the season a couple of match weeks were played on the stadium due to lack of stadiums available due to Burgan SC joining the league, while 2 other teams renovating their own respectful stadiums, one of these matches include the Kuwaiti Classico.

2016-17 Crown Prince Cup

Same as the league that season due to lack of available stadiums some matches will be played on this stadium.

Statics

Most appearances & wins

As of 28 October 2016
Club appearances wins draws loses
KuwaitKuwait SC
4
301
KuwaitAl-Salmiya SC
3
210
KuwaitQadsia SC
4
202
BahrainBahrain NT
1
100
SyriaAl-Ittihad SC
1
100
KuwaitKazma SC
1
100
KuwaitAl-Fahaheel FC
2
101
KuwaitAl-Arabi SC
2
011
KuwaitKuwait NT
1
001
KuwaitSahel SC
1
001
KuwaitAl-Sulaibikhat SC
1
001
KuwaitAl-Jahra SC
2
002

Goals

Records

Most team played in the stadium: Kuwait SC 4 times
Most Goals in a Match: 4 Goals 3-1 For Bahraini national team
Most team winning in the stadium: Kuwait SC 3 times
Most team losing: Qadsia SC, Al-Jahra SC 2 times
First goal in the stadium: Ismail Abdul-Latif
First red card: Hussain Ali Baba

References

  1. ↑ www.worldstadiums.com
  2. ↑ www.rodolphnasillski.com
  3. ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/535c61bfe62b473b9c24f7d6bd923909/fifa-stops-gerrard-pirlo-playing-game-banned-kuwait
  4. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=459179&o=nckw
  5. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=459313&o=nckw
  6. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=459345&o=nckw
  7. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=460205&o=nckw
  8. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?m=1220592
  9. ↑ http://www.youm7.com/story/2016/4/5/بالفيديو-فريق-الكويت-بطلا-لكأس-الأمير-للمرة-الـ11-فى-تاريخه/2662464#.VwQNpIjXerU
  10. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?n=517448&o=nckw
  11. ↑ http://haddaf.com/ar/mt_round_info/183965/183972/183985


Preceded by
King Abdullah Stadium
Jordan Amman		 West Asian Football Federation Championship
Final Venue
2012 		Succeeded by
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Doha
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