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King Abdullah Sports City

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Al Ittihad vs Al Qadsiah
Sat 19 Oct 2024 18:00

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0 (2023 years old)

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Saudi Arabia

Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Upcoming

19 Oct	Al Ittihad	-	Al Qadsiah		6:00pm
25 Oct	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al Okhdood C		6:00pm
31 Oct	Al Ittihad	-	Al-Ahli Saud		6:00pm
04 Nov	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al-Shorta SC		4:00pm
08 Nov	Al-Ahli Saud	-	Al-Raed		3:20pm

Past Events

15 Oct	Saudi Arabia	0 - 0	Bahrain
10 Oct	Saudi Arabia	0 - 2	Japan
05 Oct	Al-Ahli Saud	1 - 2	Al Hilal
27 Sep	Al Ittihad	4 - 1	Al Khaleej
20 Sep	Al-Ahli Saud	4 - 2	Dhamk
15 Sep	Al Ittihad	7 - 1	Al-Wehda
05 Sep	Saudi Arabia	1 - 1	Indonesia
29 Aug	Al Ittihad	2 - 1	Al-Taawon
23 Aug	Al-Ahli Saud	2 - 0	Al-Orobah
18 May	Al-Ahli Saud	5 - 1	Abha

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King Abdullah Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), also nicknamed The Shining Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawharaa Al-Moshe'ah) (Arabic: الجوهرة المشعة) or simply The Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawhara) (Arabic: الجوهرة), is a multi-use stadium and sports city located 60 kilometers north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The City was named after Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia when the stadium opened. It was not open to women until January 2018, and they are still restricted to an area reserved for women and families.

The main stadium (King Abdullah International Stadium) is used for football, reaching a full capacity of 62,241 spectators. It is the biggest stadium in Jeddah, and the second biggest in Saudi Arabia, coming after Riyadh's King Fahd Stadium. Additionally, it is the 10th biggest stadium in the Arab world. Accompanying the innovative stadium are smaller sports venues surrounding the main stadium. It also hosts athletics and indoor sporting events in indoor arenas.

The bid for the construction was won by Saudi Aramco and the contractor for this project was a joint venture between Al Muhaidib Contracting Company & BESIX.

The contract for providing the stadium safety, security, traffic management and contingency plans was awarded to a UK Company, Crowd Management UK Limited who are also the lead security and traffic management consultants for The R&A who host The Open Championship annually. In addition to the written plans Crowd Management UK delivered a training course for key stadium operators at the Saudi Aramco training facility in Jeddah KSA.

The company also provided an independent evaluation of the performance of local staff and the event safety officer (provided by Sword Security) during the inaugural event at the KASC stadium. This led to a significant number of safety and security recommendations and the appointment of a dedicated Stadium Manager.


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