Al-Shamal Stadium

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Al-Shamal Stadium (Arabic: 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. After the World Cup, the stadium would have been downsized to 25,000. The stadium was not built, and other venues would host games at Qatar 2022.

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.

Al-Shamal SC Stadium - 5,000 seater stadium located nearby, home to Al-Shamal SC

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