Khalifa International Stadium

Khalifa International Stadium also known as National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar, as part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower. It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's former Emir. The final of 2011 AFC Asian Cup was held at this stadium. In 2017, it received a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), the first in the world to be awarded this rating. The stadium employs about 30,000 workers.

The stadium opened in 1976. In 1992, the stadium hosted all 15 games of the 11th Gulf Cup, which Qatar won for the first time. It was renovated and expanded in 2005, before the 2006 Asian Games, to increase its capacity from originally 20,000 to 40,000 seats. A roof covers the western side of the stadium. The eastern side has a large arch, which was used as a platform to launch fireworks from during the 2006 Asian Games opening ceremony.

Before the 2005 renovation, the stadium was used mostly for association football (soccer) matches, but it is equipped for many other sports. Since 1997, the stadium has hosted the annual Doha Diamond League (previously known by other names) track and field competition. It is the Qatar national football team's home stadium. The stadium hosted 6 games of the 2011 Pan Arab Games: all matches of the Qatar national team in the group stage, as well as the quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals of the tournament.

After another redevelopment, the stadium reopened in May 2017. The stadium was the site of the 2019 World Athletics Championships in September and October of that year.

On 17 December 2019, the stadium was scheduled as the venue for two 2019 FIFA Club World Cup matches: the fifth-place match and the semi-final between the CONMEBOL Libertadores champions and the winner of Match 3. It eventually hosted the final, with Liverpool FC beating Flamengo 1-0 to become World Champions.

Location : Khalifa International Stadium
Nearest Metro Station : Sports City (Gold Line)
Capacity : 40,000
Nearest landmark : Aspire Park, Villaggio Mall, The Torch Doha

How to get to Khalifa International Stadium

Khalifa International Stadium is located in the west of Doha at roughly 10 km from central Doha (e.g. the Souq Waqif and Corniche), and 18 km from The Pearl development further north.

The stadium can be reached by metro. Sports City Station  is one the newly opened Gold line that runs through central Doha.

Group Stage Matches :

21 November - England vs Iran
23 November - Germany vs Japan
25 November - Ecuador vs Netherlands
27 November - Canada vs Croatia
29 November - Ecuador vs Senegal
1 December - Japan vs Spain

TICKET CATEGORIES

There are four ticket categories for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022:

Category 1 seats being the highest priced and located in prime areas within the stadium.
Categories 2 and 3 are located outside of the category 1 area.
Category 4 is reserved exclusively for residents of Qatar*.