| ملعب أحمد بن علي (Arabic) | |
 Exterior view from Dukhan Road in November 2022, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 25°19′47″N 51°20′32″E / 25.329640°N 51.342273°E |
| Public transit |  Al Riffa (الرفاع) |
| Capacity |
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| Record attendance | 45,032 (Argentina vs Australia, 3 December 2022) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2016 |
| Built | 2017–2020 |
| Opened | 18 December 2020 |
| Architect | Pattern Design[2] |
| Project manager | AECOM |
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| Tenants | |
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The new Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد بن علي, romanized: Malʿab ʾAḥmad bin ʿAliyy),[3][4] popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is an association football stadium located in the district of Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, Qatar, around 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest from the centre of Al Rayyan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home to Al-Rayyan Sports Club. The stadium is named after Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar from 1960 to 1972.[5] The former stadium, built in 2003, had a seating capacity of 21,282 and was demolished in 2015.[6] The new Al Rayyan Stadium has a seating capacity of 45,032.[1]
The stadium is located about 20 km west of Doha.[7]
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- ^ "Al-Rayyan Stadium". stadiumdb.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium". Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Ahmad bin Ali Stadium". FIFA. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Qatar inaugurates fourth stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Al Rayyan". Goal. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "New stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the desert dune". stadiumdb.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium". qatar2022.qa. Retrieved 21 November 2022.