Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium

Shiekh Jaber Stadium Kuwait International Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium in January 2019
Location	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Coordinates	29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E / 29.2714278; 47.91861
Owner	Kuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association
Operator	Kuwait national football team
Capacity	60,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	2 June 2006
Built	2006–2010 (4 years)
Opened	10 September 2010
Renovated	2015
Reopened	18 December 2015
Construction cost	120 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$394.6 million)
Tenants
Kuwait national team (2010–2011; 2015–present)
Website
https://www.stadjaber.com/

Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب جابر الأحمد الدولي) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ardhiyah area of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated spectators, the building is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes and a parking lot with a 6,001-car capacity. It was expected to open in the second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remained closed for nearly half a decade due to a miscalculation by structural engineers. It was finally opened on 18 December 2015. Jaber Al-Ahmad stadium is currently the new home of the Kuwait national football team.^[1]

The stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Kuwait celebrated their winning of the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in that stadium.