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Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Coordinates: 29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E / 29.2714278; 47.91861
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Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium
Shiekh Jaber Stadium
Kuwait International Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium in January 2019
Map
LocationKuwait City, Kuwait
Coordinates29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E / 29.2714278; 47.91861
OwnerKuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association
OperatorKuwait national football team
Capacity60,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2 June 2006
Built2006–2010 (4 years)
Opened10 September 2010
Renovated2015
Reopened18 December 2015
Construction cost120 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$394.6 million)
Tenants
Kuwait national team (2010–2011; 2015–present)
Website
https://www.stadjaber.com/

Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب جابر الأحمد الدولي) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ardhiyah area of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated spectators, the building is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes and a parking lot with a 6,001-car capacity. It was expected to open in the second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remained closed for nearly half a decade due to a miscalculation by structural engineers. It was finally opened on 18 December 2015. Jaber Al-Ahmad stadium is currently the new home of the Kuwait national football team.[1]

The stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Kuwait celebrated their winning of the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in that stadium.

History

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First match

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Was an International Friendly between Kuwait National Team and Bahrain National Team ended 2-1 win to Bahrain.

8 October 2010 Kuwait 1 – 2[2] Bahrain Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
Ahmad Ajab 66' Ismaeel Latif 9'
Fouzi Ayesh 47'
Salma Isa 51'		 Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Second match

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12 October 2010 Kuwait 1 – 0 Vietnam Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
Ahmad Ajab 66' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

AFC Cup 2010

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The first ever official match held in the stadium was the 2010 AFC Cup Final between Qadsia SC and Al-Ittihad SC the match ended with a total of 59,783 total attendance and a scored of 1–1. The final score was 5–3 on penalties for the Syrian Team.

6 November 2010 Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 Syria Al-Ittihad Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
19:00 (UTC+3) Al Enezi 29' Report Dyab 53' Attendance: 58,604
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Penalties
(penalty takers may not be in correct order)
Al Ansari soccer ball with red X
Al Bloushi soccer ball with check mark
Al Khatib soccer ball with red X
Al Mejmed soccer ball with check mark		 (penalty takers may not be in correct order)
soccer ball with check mark Hemidi
soccer ball with check mark Dyab
soccer ball with check mark Dakka
soccer ball with check mark Kalaji

Renovations

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In 2010 after the 2010 AFC Cup Final problems started to occur to the stadium which led to closing the stadium in 2011. Renovations started in 2014 and ended in 2015.

Re-opening

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The re-opening was announced on 28 November 2015 for the 2015 Kuwait Champions Challenge, where late Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah came to the opening. The match was between Kuwait XI and World Stars XI. The Kuwait XI won with a 4–2 score. LET'S PLAY!, the multimedia opening show (which was performed right before the match), was produced by Laser System Europe and Groupe F. It was written and directed by Rodolph Nasillski[3]

The Kuwait FA at the time were banned by FIFA (starting in October 2015) due to the Kuwaiti Government's interference in sports. With that, FIFA prevented Steven Gerrard, Andrea Pirlo (who both were playing at the MLS), and Xavi (who was playing for Al Sadd SC at the Qatar Stars League) from playing in the match.[4]

2015–16

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Crown Prince Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup

The Crown Prince Cup Final between Kuwait SC and Al-Salmiya SC was hosted there. The KFA was given 150,000 KD to host the final. The final show was right before the match, and it included prizes for the visitors, including phones, cars, computers. There was also a firework show before and after the match.[5]

The match was played on Tuesday 12 January 2016.[6] The referee was Ahmed Al-Ali.[7]

The match ended a 1–0 win for Al-Salmiya SC over Kuwait SC in the final of 2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup and gave Al-Salmiya their 9th official Championship and the first ever team to win a championship in this stadium.

12-1-2016 KuwaitKuwait SC 0 – 1 Al-Salmiya SC Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
17:30 (KSA) Faisal Al Enezi

Emir's Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Kuwait Emir Cup Final

KFA decided to just host the final of the Kuwait Emir Cup.[8] It will be Al-Arabi SC against Kuwait SC The match was played on 5 April 2016 6:30 GMT+3, and ended 3-1 win for Kuwait SC.[9] Kuwait SC won their 11th Emir Cup and the second team to win a domestic championship in the stadium.[10]

5-4-2016 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC 1 – 3 Kuwait Kuwait SC Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
19:00 (UTC+3) Hussain Al-Musawi 60' Report Yassine Salhi 3'
Talal Al-Enizi 9'
Yassine Salhi 19'		 Attendance: 42,604

2016–17

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Super Cup 2016

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Main article: 2016 Kuwait Super Cup

KFA decided that Jaber International Stadium will host the Super Cup on 23 September after being delayed twice, and the dates were 21 September and 9 September.[11] The Game will be the league champions Qadsia SC against the emir cup champions Kuwait SC.[12] Kuwait won 3-2 on penalties after drawing 2-2 at full time.

23-9-2016 Kuwait Kuwait SC 2 – 2
(3 – 2 p)		 Qadsia SCKuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Final

2016–17 league matches

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Main article: 2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League

During the season a couple of match weeks were played on the stadium due to lack of stadiums available due to Burgan SC joining the league, while 2 other teams renovating their own respectful stadiums, one of these matches include the Kuwaiti Classico.

28-9-2016 Kuwait Sahel SC0 – 1 Qadsia SCKuwait Week 1
Bader Al-Mutawa 12'
28-9-2016 Kuwait Al-Sulaibikhat SC 1 – 2 Kuwait SCKuwait Week 1
Mishaal Deyab 61' Khalid Ajab 28'
Adel Arhily 93'
14-10-2016 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC 0 – 0 Al-Salmiya SCKuwait Week 2
21-10-2016 Kuwait Al-Fahaheel FC 2 – 0 Al-Jahra SCKuwait Week 4
21-10-2016 Kuwait Al Tadhamon SC 0 – 2 Al-Salmiya SCKuwait Week 4
28-10-2016 Kuwait Al-Jahra SC 0 – 2 Qadsia SCKuwait Week 5
28-10-2016 Kuwait Al-Fahaheel FC 0 – 4 Kazma SCKuwait Week 5
24-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Tadhamon SC 3 – 0 Khaitan SCKuwait Week 8
25-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Nasr SC 1 – 1 Al-Salmiya SCKuwait Week 8
29-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Tadhamon SC 1 – 1 Al-Sahel SCKuwait Week 9
30-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Shabab SC 0 – 1 Al-Salmiya SCKuwait Week 9
3-1-2017 Kuwait Kazma SC 0 – 2 Kuwait SCKuwait Week 10
4-1-2017 Kuwait Al-Shabab SC 0 – 0 Al-Sulaibikhat SCKuwait Week 10

2016–17 Crown Prince Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup

Same as the league that season due to lack of available stadiums some matches will be played on this stadium.

8-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Shabab SC 2 – 7 Kazma SCKuwait Group B Week 5
12-12-2016 Kuwait Kazma SC 4 – 2 Burgan SCKuwait Group B Week 6
16-12-2016 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC 0 – 0 Kuwait SCKuwait Group B Week 7
Semi-finals
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21-12-2016 Kuwait Qadsia SC 4 – 0 Al-Salmiya SCKuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
21-12-2016 Kuwait Kuwait SC 5 – 0 Al-Jahra SCKuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Final
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Main article: 2016–17 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Final
17-1-2017 Kuwait Qadsia SC 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Kuwait SC Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Final

2016–17 Emir Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup Final
21-2-2017 Kuwait Kazma SC 2 – 4 Kuwait SCKuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Final

2017–18

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2017 Super Cup

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Main article: 2017 Kuwait Super Cup
7-9-2017 Kuwait Kuwait SC 0 – 0
(5 – 4 p)		 Qadsia SCKuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Final

2017–18 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
16-11-2017 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 1 – 1 Qadsia SCKuwait Group B Week 1
28-11-2017 Kuwait Kazma SC 3 – 1 Al-Jahra SCKuwait Group B week 3
9-12-2017 Kuwait Kuwait SC 2 – 1 Al-Arabi SCKuwait Group A Week 4
Final
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30-1-2018 Kuwait Kuwait SC 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 6 p)		 Qadsia SCKuwait Final

23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

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Main article: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

the Arabian Gulf Cup returns to Kuwait after 3 years and after the Ban by FIFA has been lifted the AGCFF all decided to switch the host country to Kuwait. Oman were crowned Champions for the 2nd time after beating UAE on penalties in the final.

Group stage
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22-12-2017 Kuwait Kuwait 1 – 2 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Group A
18:30
Report
Attendance: 59,762
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
22-12-2017 Oman Oman 0 – 1 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Group A
21:00 Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
25-12-2017 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0 – 0 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Group A
17:30 Report Attendance: 47,556
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
25-12-2017 Kuwait Kuwait 0 – 1 Oman Oman Group A
20:00 Report Al-Mahaijri 58' (pen.) Attendance: 58,583
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
28-12-2017 Kuwait Kuwait 0 – 0 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Group A
18:30 Report Attendance: 24,563
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
29-12-2017 Qatar Qatar 1 – 1 BahrainBahrain Group B
18:30 Al-Haydos 45+5' (pen.) Report Ali Madan 57' Attendance: 23,412
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Semi-finals
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2-1-2018 Oman Oman 1 – 0 BahrainBahrain
17:15 M. Al Jabar 29' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 19,534
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
2-1-2018 Iraq Iraq 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
20:30 Report Attendance: 27,142
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Final
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5-1-2018 Oman Oman 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
17:30 Report
Attendance: 56,344
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Penalties

National Team friendlies

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25-3-2018 Kuwait Kuwait 1 – 3 CameroonCameroon
18:30
Report
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
25-5-2018 Kuwait Kuwait 1 – 1 EgyptEgypt
18:30
Report
Attendance: 24,322
Referee: )

2017–18 Emir Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 Kuwait Emir Cup
25-4-2018 Kuwait Qadsia SC 0 – 3 Al-Arabi SCKuwait Round of 16
Final
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Main article: 2017–18 Kuwait Emir Cup Final
8-5-2018 KuwaitAl-Arabi SC 0 – 3 Kuwait SC Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 23,465

2018–19

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With the start of Evolution and expansions in Kuwait organized by Kuwait Football Association this is the first time the football season starts this early in August.

2018–19 Crown prince Cup final

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Main article: 2018–19 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
28-2-2019 Kuwait Qadsia SC 0 – 1 Kuwait SC Kuwait Final

Statistics

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Most appearances & wins

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As of 28 February 2019

Club

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Club appearances wins draws loses
Kuwait Kuwait SC
13
 10 1 2
Kuwait Kazma SC
6
 4 0 2
Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC
7
 3 3 1
Kuwait Qadsia SC
10
 4 1 5
Syria Al-Ittihad SC
1
 1 0 0
Kuwait Al-Tadhamon SC
2
 1 1 0
Kuwait Al-Fahaheel FC
2
 1 0 1
Kuwait Al-Nasr SC
1
 0 1 0
Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
6
 1 2 3
Kuwait Khaitan SC
1
 0 0 1
Kuwait Al-Shabab SC
3
 0 1 2
Kuwait Burgan SC
1
 0 0 1
Kuwait Sahel SC
2
 0 1 1
Kuwait Al-Sulaibikhat SC
2
 0 1 1
Kuwait Al-Jahra SC
3
 0 0 3

Country

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Club appearances wins draws loses
Oman Oman
4
 3 0 1
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
5
 2 2 1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
2
 1 1 0
Cameroon Cameroon
1
 1 0 0
Bahrain Bahrain
3
 1 1 1
Kuwait Kuwait
7
 1 2 4
Qatar Qatar
1
 0 1 0
Egypt Egypt
1
 0 1 0
Indonesia Indonesia
3
 2 0 1
Iraq Iraq
1
 0 0 1
Vietnam Vietnam
1
 0 0 1

Goals

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  • Number of goals scored in the stadium: 106
  • Scored in First Half: 44
  • Scored in Second Half: 62
  • Scored at Extra Time: 0

Records

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Most team played in the stadium: Kuwait SC 10 times
Highest scoring Match: 9 Goals Kazma SC 7-2 Al-Shabab SC
Most team winning in the stadium: Kuwait SC 7 times
Most team losing: Qadsia SC 3 times
First goal in the stadium: Ismail Abdul-Latif
First red card: Hussain Ali Baba

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Stadiums - Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ^ Jude
  3. ^ "LET'S PLAY! - The Pictures". Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ "FIFA stops Gerrard, Pirlo from playing game in banned Kuwait". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ "الكشف عن ميزانية نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". كووورة. 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ "تأجيل نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". 9 July 2019.
  7. ^ "أحمد العلي حكما لنهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". 9 July 2019.
  8. ^ "استاد جابر الدولي يستضيف نهائي كأس سمو أمير الكويت فقط!". 9 July 2019.
  9. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ^ "بالفيديو.. فريق الكويت بطلا لكأس الأمير للمرة الـ11 فى تاريخه". اليوم السابع. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ^ "رسميًا.. استاد جابر الدولي يستضيف السوبر الكويتي". كووورة. 9 July 2019.
  12. ^ "كأس السوبر الكويتي - هداف - الموقع العربي الوحيد المختص بإحصائيات و مباريات كرة القدم". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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