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| Full name | Grand Hamad Stadium |
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| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Coordinates | 25°15′31″N 51°31′19″E / 25.25861°N 51.52194°E |
| Owner | Al-Arabi Sport Club |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Al-Arabi SC (1952–2023) | |
The Grand Hamad Stadium (Arabic: استاد حمد الكبير), also known as the Al–Arabi Sports Club Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. The stadium holds 13,000 people, and is currently used mostly for staging football matches, as it is Al-Arabi SC's home ground. The stadium was used extensively during the 2006 Asian Games, and was a venue for several sports, including football, table tennis, rugby sevens, and fencing. The Iraq national football team played their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) matches at the stadium, as did the Yemen national football team in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) matches.[1] On March 10, 2022, the Brazil national football team announced that the Grand Hamad Stadium was selected as the team base camp during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[2]
- ^ "Grand Hamad Stadium - Al Arabi SC Stadium Guide". Special.tass.ru. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "A casa da Seleção Brasileira na Copa do Mundo FIFA Catar 2022". cbf.com.br. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.