Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
{{Short description|Association football stadium in Doha, Qatar}}
{{Distinguish|text=Khalifa International Stadium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| stadium_name = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
| nickname = Duhail Stadium
| image = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium (1).jpg
| fullname = Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|22|21.76|N|51|28|9.36|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:QA_scale:3000}}
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| built = 2011–2013
| opened = 15 February 2013
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| owner = Al-Duhail SC
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| tenants = Al-Duhail SC (2013–present)
| seating_capacity = 10,221[https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Downloads/AC23MATCHSCHEDULEFINAL.pdf Match schedule] the-afc.com
| record_attendance = 9,105 (South Korea U23 vs Indonesia U23, 25 April 2024)
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The Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, formerly known as Duhail Stadium, is a football stadium in Doha, Qatar.[http://lekhwiyaclub.qa/site/news/1359-2013-02-15-17-10-29.html Lekhwiya inaugurated his new stadium] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118095153/http://lekhwiyaclub.qa/site/news/1359-2013-02-15-17-10-29.html |date=January 18, 2014 }}, 15 February 2013
History
The construction of the stadium started in 2011 and was completed by February 2013.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=49324|script-title=ar:لخويا يستضيف الخور على ملعبه الجديد|date=15 February 2013|publisher=Al Kass|language=ar|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093612/http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=49324|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The first phase was completed in May 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.urbacon-intl.com/Projects/Pages/Lekhwiya-Sports-Stadium.aspx |title=Lekhwiya Sports Stadium |publisher=Urbacon-Intl |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218015741/http://www.urbacon-intl.com/Projects/Pages/Lekhwiya-Sports-Stadium.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2013 }} The stadium was officially inaugurated on 15 February 2013, with the first match being a Qatar Stars League fixture between the home team Lekhwiya and Al Khor.{{cite web|url=https://footballtripper.com/qatar/abdullah-bin-khalifa-stadium/ |title=Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium - El Jaish & Lekhwiya Stadium Guide |publisher=footballtripper.com |date=19 July 2019 |accessdate=19 January 2022}}
The official capacity is 10,000 people and 25 gates facilitate spectators' access to the stadium.{{cite web |date= |title=Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Downloads/AC23MATCHSCHEDULEFINAL.pdf |accessdate=5 April 2023 |publisher=AFC}} The stadium is located within the complex of the Internal Security Forces in the Duhail district of the capital Doha.
The stadium hosted nine matches for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup{{cite web|url=https://nr.soccerway.com/international/asia/gulf-cup/2019/group-stage/r45938/ |title=Gulf Cup of Nations 2019 Qatar |publisher=soccerway.com |date= |accessdate=19 September 2022}} and seven matches during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Recent tournament results
=24th Arabian Gulf Cup (2019) =
{{Missing information|section|"Match Time"|date=November 2023}}
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| Date
!Time(QST) !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2019 | {{fb|UAE}} | style="text-align:center;"|3–0 | {{fb|YEM}} | Group A | |
| 27 November 2019 | {{fb|OMA}} | style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | {{fb|BHR}} | Group B | |
| 27 November 2019 | {{fb|KSA}} | style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | {{fb|KUW}} | Group B | |
| 30 November 2019 | {{fb|KUW}} | style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | {{fb|OMA}} | Group B | |
| 30 November 2019 | {{fb|BHR}} | style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | {{fb|KSA}} | Group B | |
| 2 December 2019 | {{fb|YEM}} | style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | {{fb|IRQ}} | Group A | |
| 2 December 2019 | {{fb|OMA}} | style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | {{fb|KSA}} | Group B | |
| 5 December 2019 | {{fb|IRQ}} | style="text-align:center;"|2–2 | {{fb|BHR}} | Semifinals | |
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|8 December 2019 | {{fb|BHR}} | style="text-align:center;"|1–0 | {{fb|KSA}} | Final |
= 2023 AFC Asian Cup =
On 5 April 2023, the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium was chosen as one of the eight (then nine) venues for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. It hosted seven matches.
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!Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance |
| 13 January 2024
|17:30 |{{fb|CHN}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–0 |{{fb|TJK}} |4,001 |
| 16 January 2024
|17:30 |{{fb|THA}} | style="text-align:center;" |2–0 |{{fb|KGZ}} |4,530 |
| 19 January 2024
|17:30 |{{fb|VIE}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–1 |{{fb|IDN}} |7,253 |
| 21 January 2024
|17:30 |{{fb|OMA}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–0 |{{fb|THA}} |6,340 |
| 23 January 2024
|18:00 |{{fb|HKG}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–3 |{{fb|PLE}} |6,568 |
| 25 January 2024
|18:00 |{{fb|KGZ}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–1 |{{fb|OMA}} |6,231 |
| 31 January 2024
|19:00 |{{fb|IRN}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|5–3}} |{{fb|SYR}} |8,720 |
= 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup =
The Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium was chosen as one of the four venues for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
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!Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance |
| 15 April 2024
|16:00 |{{fbu|23|AUS}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–0 |{{fbu|23|JOR}} |Group A |1,356 |
| 16 April 2024
|18:30 |{{fbu|23|ROK}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–0 |{{fbu|23|UAE}} |Group B |378 |
| 18 April 2024
|16:00 |{{fbu|23|IDN}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–0 |{{fbu|23|AUS}} |Group A |2,925 |
| 19 April 2024
|16:00 |{{fbu|23|CHN}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–2 |{{fbu|23|KOR}} |Group B |1,398 |
| 21 April 2024
|18:30 |{{fbu|23|JOR}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–4 |{{fbu|23|IDN}} |Group A |5,632 |
| 22 April 2024
|16:00 |{{fbu|23|UAE}} | style="text-align:center;" |1–2 |{{fbu|23|CHN}} |Group B |2,411 |
| 25 April 2024
|20:30 |{{fbu|23|KOR}} | style="text-align:center;" |2–2 {{aet}} {{pso|10–11}} |{{fbu|23|IDN}} |Quarter-Final |9,105 |
| 29 April 2024
|17:00 |{{fbu|23|IDN}} | style="text-align:center;" |0–2 |{{fbu|23|UZB}} |Semi-Final |8,972 |
| 2 May 2024
|18:30 |{{fbu|23|IRQ}} | style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 {{aet}} |{{fbu|23|IDN}} |Third Place Play-off |8,090 |
See also
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