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KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

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Karoli24
386 contributions
Old national stadium of Qatar
I visited the stadium during the FIFA World Cup. A Metro Station is Next to the stadium. This stadium is the old national stadium and it‘s nice. The scenery with the Aspire tower and the stadium is great, especially in the evening. Inside the stadium you will notice that it is not brand new and not state of the art like the new stadium in Lusail. In the evening a visit is very nice.
Visited December 2022
Travelled solo
Written 17 December 2022
Harpreet S
London, United Kingdom89 contributions
Decent stadium
Fine stadium, as was our experience with all of the stadiums during the world cup. Capacity is low and the design is such that one end has a lot more supporters than the other end which isn't always great for football. Pitch is far from the stands due to the athletics tracks. Not the best, but a good ground. Very easily accessible by metro.
Visited November 2022
Written 21 December 2022
moviegeekjn
Phoenix, Arizona1,924 contributions
Oldest Stadium Venue in Doha
Enjoyed this venue more than the larger Lusail Stadium venue that will serve as the site for the 2022 World Cup finals. It has good sight lines all around and has elevator service to the higher levels, subject to staff permission. On the downside, they turned on the air conditioning full blast in late November, so many of us were freezing and glad when game was over to get back outside to more normal cool temperatures. Note: a iOS buying stadium concessions. Way over priced!
Visited November 2022
Travelled as a couple
Written 25 November 2022

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TravelingSoccerLoon

Saint Paul, MN3,144 contributions

Qatar's First National Stadium. Running Track Makes It Not Ideal for Football

Nov 2022

Qatar's first national stadium originally built in 1976 but renovated several times including for the recent World Cup. I watched 3 games in the stadium while there for the Cup. This was probably the least favorite of the 6 stadiums I experienced. Keep in mind that all the stadiums ranged from being really good to fantastic. On a positive note, it is located conveniently near a Metro station and the adjacent Aspire Park with its Tower provides a stunning sight. The Villagio Mall next door is beautiful and was a good place to hang out and grab a bite before heading into the stadium. However, being the former national stadium, it was not designed primarily for football and the running track causes the pitch to be far from the stands making for a less than ideal football watching experience.

Written 31 July 2023

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john r

3 contributions

Very nice place

Jun 2023 • Family

Very nice place Located near a villaggio shopping mall.The stadium is huge enough and best to host any tournament.The areas attractive to both local and domestic tourists.

Written 20 June 2023

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BrakiWorldTraveler

Belgrade, Serbia17,509 contributions

Qatar's first stadium

Apr 2023

This is Qatar's first stadium ever, built in 1976 when football grew in popularity.
It was renovated and enlarged in 2005 for the 2006 Asian games, and then further remodeled and enlarged for the 2022 World Cup.
The stadium is in a remoter part of Doha, in Aspire park, easily recognizable by the same name tower. It's around half an hour drive from downtown.
Once there you have several attractions to explore: the 3,2,1 Olympic museum which is attached to it, the Aspire park and the Villaggio shopping mall. However, I don't think you can tour the stadium.

Written 30 April 2023

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Hufc1

Great Malvern, UK17 contributions

STUNNING STADIUM

Nov 2022 • Solo

ENGLAND 6 v 2 IRAN , V.I.P padded seat , aircon directed on you , cold water , half way line ticket £183 , great staff , friendly helpful stewards , a stunning venue for World Cup , way , way beyond anything ive been in before watching ENGLAND , outside the metro was beautiful , superb value taxi s , amazing food , stopped in Al Messila , highly recommend

Written 14 April 2023

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Eduardo Y

Sao Paulo, SP256 contributions

First Stadium of Qatar

Dec 2022 • Friends

First stadium of Qatar, hosted the first International Sports Event in Middle East (Asian Games). Was remodeled for FIFA World Cup 2022, and has a museum (321 Olympics and Sports Museum) in one of its buildings.

Written 24 December 2022

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Harpreet S

London, UK89 contributions

Decent stadium

Nov 2022

Fine stadium, as was our experience with all of the stadiums during the world cup. Capacity is low and the design is such that one end has a lot more supporters than the other end which isn't always great for football. Pitch is far from the stands due to the athletics tracks. Not the best, but a good ground. Very easily accessible by metro.

Written 21 December 2022

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Karoli24

386 contributions

Old national stadium of Qatar

Dec 2022 • Solo

I visited the stadium during the FIFA World Cup.
A Metro Station is Next to the stadium.

This stadium is the old national stadium and it‘s nice.
The scenery with the Aspire tower and the stadium is great, especially in the evening.

Inside the stadium you will notice that it is not brand new and not state of the art like the new stadium in Lusail.

In the evening a visit is very nice.

Written 17 December 2022

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JJOH

Doha, Qatar698 contributions

Interesting design but not a football stadium

Nov 2022

In my opinion the weakest of 5he stadia used for the World Cup although it does have some pretty stiff competition. Originally built for athletics and it feels like an athletics stadium and I enjoyed the World athletics champs there a cou0le of years ago. The problem is that for football the crowd is too far removed from the pitch as there is a significant gap between the stands and the touch line. Makes it difficult to see what’s going on at the far end.
Well serviced by metro and good parking and aircon works well but ultimatelas it was being used for a football match for me it fell a bit short of th3 mark

Written 3 December 2022

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moviegeekjn

Phoenix, AZ1,924 contributions

Oldest Stadium Venue in Doha

Nov 2022 • Couples

Enjoyed this venue more than the larger Lusail Stadium venue that will serve as the site for the 2022 World Cup finals. It has good sight lines all around and has elevator service to the higher levels, subject to staff permission.

On the downside, they turned on the air conditioning full blast in late November, so many of us were freezing and glad when game was over to get back outside to more normal cool temperatures.

Note: a iOS buying stadium concessions. Way over priced!

Written 26 November 2022

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Ian L

Wigan, UK11 contributions

World Champions at last.

Dec 2019 • Friends

Not the greatest ground I’ve ever been to. Reminiscent of Wigan’s ground. However we did win there twice.

Written 2 January 2020

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