Stadium 974

Stadium 974
استاد ٩٧٤ (Arabic)
Exterior view in December 2022
Map
Former namesRas Abu Aboud Stadium
Location
Coordinates25°17′24″N 51°33′54″E / 25.290°N 51.565°E / 25.290; 51.565
Public transit Ras Bu Abboud (راس أبو عبود)
Capacity44,089[1]
Record attendance44,089 (Poland vs Argentina, 30 November 2022)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened30 November 2021
Closed5 December 2022
ArchitectFenwick Iribarren Architects

Stadium 974 (Arabic: استاد ٩٧٤, romanizedʾIstād 974, previously known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium) was a football stadium slated for dismantlement[2] in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha, Qatar, about 10 km east of Doha.[3] Opened 30 November 2021, it was a temporary venue, made from 974 recycled shipping containers, that hosted matches during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after which dismantlement began. It was the first temporary venue in FIFA World Cup history.

  1. ^ "Stadium 974". FIFA. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Qatar to dismantle temporary stadium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ "Stadium 974". Qatar 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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