Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Jeddah Stadium
Data
place	Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Template: Coordinate / Maintenance / Stadium
opening	1973
capacity	approx. 20,000
Societies)
Ittihad FC
Events
1989 World Youth Championship

The Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium ( Arabic استاد الأمير عبدالله الفيصل) is a stadium in the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia .

It is located in the southeast of the city between King Abdulaziz University and the City industrial district (Al Waziriah District). The stadium was built in 1973 and has a capacity of around 20-23,000 seats and is part of a larger sports complex that also houses an indoor arena and a swimming pool.

The stadium consists of two main stands. The covered west stand consists only of seats and houses a VIP lounge. At the moment there are only seats available in the stadium, which reduces the capacity to 20,000 seats.

The 1989 World Youth Championship was also held in the stadium.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.kooora.com/?showstadiums=1&stadium=254
2. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_east/saudi_arabia/jeddah_faisal.shtml
3. ↑ Okaz.com ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.