Al-Shamal Stadium
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| location = Ash-Shamal, Qatar
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| owner = Qatar Football Association
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| surface = Grass
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| architect = Albert Speer & Partner GmbH
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| capacity = 45,120
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Al-Shamal Stadium ({{Langx|ar|ملعب الشمال}}) was a proposed football stadium in Ash-Shamal, Qatar. It was proposed as part of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, and would have had a capacity of 45,120.{{cite web|url=http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/plus/cover-plus/220812/al-shamal-regaining-past-glory |title=Al Shamal Regaining past glory |publisher=The Peninsula Qatar |date=6 January 2013 |accessdate=24 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724215214/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/plus/cover-plus/220812/al-shamal-regaining-past-glory |archivedate=24 July 2015 }} After the World Cup, the stadium would have been downsized to 25,000.{{Cite web |title=Design: Al-Shamal Stadium – StadiumDB.com |url=http://stadiumdb.com/designs/qat/al_shamal_stadium |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=stadiumdb.com}} The stadium was not built, and other venues would host games at Qatar 2022.{{Cite web |title=Stadiums |url=https://www.qatar2022.qa/en/stadiums |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Qatar 2022™ |language=en}}
Plans
The design was created by a renowned German architect and urban planner Albert Speer & Partners, and was derived from the traditional dhow a traditional type of sailling vessel, the local fishing boats commonly used in Arab States of the Persian Gulf.
See also
- Al-Shamal SC Stadium - 5,000 seater stadium located nearby, home to Al-Shamal SC
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