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Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City

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Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
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Full namePrince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
LocationNajran, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates17°39′25.8372″N 44°28′39.1224″E / 17.657177000°N 44.477534000°E / 17.657177000; 44.477534000
OwnerMinistry of Sport
OperatorMinistry of Sport
Capacity10,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground24 January 2008
Built2013–2020
Opened31 August 2020
Construction costSAR124 million
Tenants
Al-Okhdood (2020-present)
Najran (2020–present)

Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (Arabic: مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبد العزيز الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It is used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al-Okhdood and Najran has a capacity of 10,000.[1] The stadium is named after Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

History

Plans to build a sports complex in Najran were announced on 24 January 2008.[2] The sports complex would be known as Najran Sports City would include a 10,000 seater football stadium, an olympic-size swimming pool, a sports hall to host basketball, volleyball and handball matches, a gymnasium and an 80-room hostel among others amenities. However, construction was delayed and no work was done on the sports complex. On 9 October 2011, it was announced by the then-president of the General Sports Authority (GSA) Prince Nawaf bin Faisal Al Saud that construction would begin sometime in 2012.[3] On 1 January 2012, it was announced that the stadium's design plans were being modified following an approval on the increase of capacity from 10,000 to 20,000 seats.[4] Construction on the stadium began sometime in 2013. On 25 December 2019, it was announced that work on the stadium was mostly done.[5] On 31 August 2020, the sports complex was officially opened under the name of Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City.[6]

On 17 November 2020, the first official match was held on the stadium. Najran defeated Al-Thoqbah 2–1 in the 5th round of the MS League.[7] On 28 November 2020, Al-Okhdood hosted Al-Qaisumah in their first match at the stadium.

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References

  1. ^ "مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبد العزيز الرياضية".
  2. ^ "مدينة نجران الرياضية: 80 ألف متر بتكلفة 100 مليون ريال". 24 January 2008.
  3. ^ "الأمير نواف بن فيصل يعلن عن تنفيذ عدد من المنشآت الرياضية". 9 October 2011.
  4. ^ "88 منشأة رياضية في السعودية".
  5. ^ "المسمى وشبكة الاتصالات يؤجلان افتتاح المدينة الرياضية بنجران". 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "إطلاق اسم هذلول بن عبدالعزيز على مدينة نجران الرياضية".
  7. ^ "المارد يخوض مبارياته بمدينة هذلول الرياضية". 16 November 2020.


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