Aspire Zone, also known as Doha Sports City,[1] is a 250-hectare (2.5 km2) sporting complex located in the Baaya district of Al Rayyan, a suburb of Doha, Qatar.[2] Owned by the Aspire Zone Foundation, it was established as an international sports destination in 2003 and in the following year an educational centre for the development of sporting champions (Aspire Academy) was opened.[3] The complex contains several sporting venues, mostly constructed in preparation for the 2006 Asian Games.[4]
Aspire Zone is also home to Doha's tallest structure, the Aspire Tower, and is adjacent to Villaggio Mall, the most popular mall in Qatar.
The complex is an important feature in the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid submitted by the Qatar Football Association, and was central to the Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics put forward by the Qatar Olympic Committee.
In 2024, the Aspire Zone Foundation created the Equality Cup, an international football tournament.[5]
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- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2009-11-04). "The Aspire Dome, centre stage for Doha 2010". IAAF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012.
- ^ Academy, Aspire. "Home". www.aspire.qa. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ Aspire Zone Foundation. Aspire Zone. Retrieved on 2009-11-06.
- ^ "Equality Cup Football Tournament in collaboration with Zenit Saint Petersburg FC". aspirezone.qa.