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Kuwait Olympic City Stadium

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Kuwait Olympic City Stadium
Olympic Stadium
Kuwait Olympic Stadium
LocationShuwaikh, Capital
OwnerKuwait Football Association, Kuwait Olympic Committee
OperatorKuwait national under-23 football team
Capacity9,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground11 December 2014
Built2014–2016 (2 years)
Opened5 July 2016
Construction cost25 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$82.5 million)
Tenants
Kuwait national under-23 football team 2016-

One of the newest stadiums in Kuwait after the opening of the renovated Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium back on 18 December 2015. it mainly constructed for Olympic teams across the country the area also has Indoor courts and venues for other sports since the place is called the Olympic Sports City[1]

History

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It was Officially unveiled on July 5, 2016[2] at the opening and at the same time announced another project Sabah Al-Salem University Sports City. Along with the opening it said that matches will be played as soon as the ban from FIFA is removed.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://wikimapia.org/12681058/ar/إستاد-جامعة-الكويت-الشويخ [user-generated source]
  2. ^ مشروعي كويتي [@mashro3y_q8y] (5 July 2016). "تفاصيل افتتاح مشروع الاستاد الرياضي والمنشآت الرياضية في مجمع هيئة التطبيقي بالشويخ على انستغرامي @mashro3y_q8y" (Tweet) – via Twitter.