Three of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup stadiums will host 39 2020 AFC Champions League matches in West Asia: Al Janoub, Al Khalifa International and Education City, as Jasim Bin Hammad of Al Saad.
The Supreme Committee on Delivery and Heritage, in control of Qatar’s 2022 projects, takes a look at the qualities of the 3 fields where the AFC Champions League matches will take place:
Al Kalifa International, where the tournament began with Group 1 matches, adding the AFC Champions League to the list of tournaments organized through the stadium, having hosted the Qatar Emir’s Cup maxim in 2017, the 2006 Asian Games, the Arab Gulf. Cup in 2019 and Club World cup in 2019.
The World Cup stadium is the first to be opened in 2017 after being remodeled with more seats, an LED lighting formula and a cooling formula that ensures the terrain can be used year-round.
Located in the Aspire Zone, Qatar’s centre of sporting excellence, Khalifa International Stadium will host matches until circular 16, before Qatar’s national stadium after the 2022 World Cup, with a capacity of 40,000 seats.
The Al Janoub Stadium, known for its design encouraged through classic boats and Qatar’s maritime past, opened with the Qatar Emir Cup headquarters, also hosted the semi-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup in December last year, as well as a series of matches. Qatar National League.
The stadium is located in the city of Al Wakrah and has a capacity of 40,000 seats and is the first to be built in particular for Qatar 2022, has a retractable roof and a cooling system.
At the World Cup, Al Janoub will host matches at the organization level and then at the 16th level. After the tournament, the stadium’s capacity will be halved, with 20,000 seats donated to football progression projects in Qatar and around the world.
The headquarters of the City of Education World Cup held its first official match last month with the opening of the Qatar Stars League’s 2020/2021 season, which opened in June this year with a virtual event, a tribute to those on the front line against the coronavirus pandemic around the world.
Located in the City of Education, connected to the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, the venue houses 40,000 enthusiasts and is known as Diamante in the Desert and will host World Cup matches, from stages to quarterfi finals.
The Education City Stadium earned a five-star design and structure score from the # 40 GSAS # 41 Global Sustainability Assessment System, while the box also has a cooling system.