Al-Saada Stadium

Al-Sa'ada Stadium/Al-Sa'ada Sports Complex
استاد السعادة\مجمع السعادة الرياضي
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LocationAl-Sa'ada, Salalah, Oman
Coordinates17°04′57.76″N 54°08′37.64″E / 17.0827111°N 54.1437889°E / 17.0827111; 54.1437889
OwnerGovernment
OperatorMinistry of Sports Affairs
Capacity20,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundApril 25, 2006
OpenedJuly 23, 2009
Renovated(Under some renovation)
Tenants
Dhofar
Al-Nasr

Al-Sa'ada Stadium (Arabic: أستاد السعادة), which is part of Al-Sa'ada Sports Complex (Arabic: مجمع السعادة الرياضي), is a government-owned multi-use stadium in the Al-Sa'ada district of Salalah, in southern Oman. The stadium is used only for football matches and is the home stadium of Salalah-based clubs Dhofar, and Al-Nasr. The stadium originally had an estimated capacity of 12,000 people, but with the 2010 renovation making the stadium an all-seater, the maximum capacity decreased to an estimated 8 to 9 thousand spectators. Although opened officially in 2009, the stadium has been undergoing renovation ever since, and because of protest from the football community in the city because of the unexpected outcome, the stadium has undergone a plan to eventually house close to 20,000 spectators.[2]

Aside from the stadium itself, there is also a sports complex housed within the compound, which includes a field hockey pitch, a tennis court, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and an indoor volleyball/basketball stadium.

Unlike the Salalah Sports Complex located in the Auwqad district of Salalah, the Al-Saada Stadium features seating completely around the field, and does not include a running track, making the atmosphere more powerful and closer to the action.[3]

  1. ^ "Al-Saada Stadium (Al-Saada Sports Complex) –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. ^ http://main.omanobserver.om/node/62710 Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today - OMAN OBSERVER -- Stadium to double in capacity
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpQ2NJXdbk - Hassan Rabia goal vs. K.S.A.--spectator POV