Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City (
Arabic:
مدينة الأمير فيصل بن فهد الرياضية) is a stadium in
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for
football matches. Named after
Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the stadium has a capacity of 22,500 people.
Al-Hilal,
Al Nassr and
Al-Shabab used to play their matches in this stadium before getting privates stadiums. In 1972, it hosted the opening ceremony for the
Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2011–2012 it became one of the first stadiums in the Kingdom to use electronic ticketing for the Saudi Football League.
See also