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]
Shiekh Jaber Stadium Kuwait International Stadium | |
 Aerial view of the stadium in January 2019 | |
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| Location | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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| Coordinates | 29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E |
| Owner | Kuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association |
| Operator | Kuwait national football team |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2 June 2006 |
| Built | 2006–2010 (4 years) |
| Opened | 10 September 2010 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Reopened | 18 December 2015 |
| Construction cost | 120 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$394.6 million) |
| Tenants | |
| Kuwait national team (2010–2011; 2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.stadjaber.com/ | |
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
editFirst match
editWas 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 | |
| Ahmad Ajab |
Ismaeel Latif Fouzi Ayesh Salma Isa |
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
Second match
edit| 12 October 2010 | Kuwait | 1 – 0 | Vietnam | |
| Ahmad Ajab |
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
AFC Cup 2010
editThe 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 | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Al Enezi |
Report | Dyab |
Attendance: 58,604 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| Penalties | ||||
| (penalty takers may not be in correct order) Al Ansari Al Bloushi Al Khatib Al Mejmed |
(penalty takers may not be in correct order) |
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Renovations
editIn 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
editThe 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
editCrown Prince Cup
editThe 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 | | 0 – 1 | Al-Salmiya SC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 17:30 (KSA) | Faisal Al Enezi |
Emir's Cup
editKFA 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 | | 1 – 3 | | Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Hussain Al-Musawi |
Report | Yassine Salhi Talal Al-Enizi Yassine Salhi |
Attendance: 42,604 |
2016–17
editSuper Cup 2016
editKFA 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.
2016–17 league matches
editDuring 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 | 0 – 1 | Qadsia SC | Week 1 | |
| Bader Al-Mutawa 12' |
| 28-9-2016 | | 1 – 2 | Kuwait SC | Week 1 |
| Mishaal Deyab 61' | Khalid Ajab 28' Adel Arhily 93' |
| 14-10-2016 | | 0 – 0 | Al-Salmiya SC | Week 2 |
| 21-10-2016 | | 2 – 0 | Al-Jahra SC | Week 4 |
| 21-10-2016 | | 0 – 2 | Al-Salmiya SC | Week 4 |
| 28-10-2016 | | 0 – 2 | Qadsia SC | Week 5 |
| 28-10-2016 | | 0 – 4 | Kazma SC | Week 5 |
| 24-12-2016 | | 3 – 0 | Khaitan SC | Week 8 |
| 25-12-2016 | | 1 – 1 | Al-Salmiya SC | Week 8 |
| 29-12-2016 | | 1 – 1 | Al-Sahel SC | Week 9 |
| 30-12-2016 | | 0 – 1 | Al-Salmiya SC | Week 9 |
| 4-1-2017 | | 0 – 0 | Al-Sulaibikhat SC | Week 10 |
2016–17 Crown Prince Cup
editSame as the league that season due to lack of available stadiums some matches will be played on this stadium.
| 8-12-2016 | | 2 – 7 | Kazma SC | Group B Week 5 |
| 16-12-2016 | | 0 – 0 | Kuwait SC | Group B Week 7 |
Semi-finals
edit| 21-12-2016 | | 4 – 0 | Al-Salmiya SC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 21-12-2016 | | 5 – 0 | Al-Jahra SC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
Final
edit2016–17 Emir Cup
edit2017–18
edit2017 Super Cup
edit2017–18 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
edit| 16-11-2017 | | 1 – 1 | Qadsia SC | Group B Week 1 |
| 28-11-2017 | | 3 – 1 | Al-Jahra SC | Group B week 3 |
| 9-12-2017 | | 2 – 1 | Al-Arabi SC | Group A Week 4 |
Final
edit23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
editthe 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
edit| 22-12-2017 | | 1 – 2 | Saudi Arabia | Group A |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 59,762 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
| 22-12-2017 | | 0 – 1 | United Arab Emirates | Group A |
| 21:00 | Report | Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq) |
| 25-12-2017 | | 0 – 0 | United Arab Emirates | Group A |
| 17:30 | Report | Attendance: 47,556 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
| 25-12-2017 | | 0 – 1 | | Group A |
| 20:00 | Report | Al-Mahaijri |
Attendance: 58,583 Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar) |
| 28-12-2017 | | 0 – 0 | United Arab Emirates | Group A |
| 18:30 | Report | Attendance: 24,563 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq) |
| 29-12-2017 | | 1 – 1 | Bahrain | Group B |
| 18:30 | Al-Haydos |
Report | Ali Madan |
Attendance: 23,412 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
Semi-finals
edit| 2-1-2018 | | 1 – 0 | Bahrain | |
| 17:15 | M. Al Jabar |
Report | Attendance: 19,534 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 2-1-2018 | | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 20:30 | Report | Attendance: 27,142 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
Final
edit| 5-1-2018 | | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 17:30 | Report | Attendance: 56,344 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
National Team friendlies
edit| 25-3-2018 | | 1 – 3 | Cameroon | |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
2017–18 Emir Cup
edit| 25-4-2018 | 0 – 3 | Al-Arabi SC | Round of 16 |
Final
edit| 8-5-2018 | 0 – 3 | Kuwait SC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium | |
| Attendance: 23,465 |
2018–19
editWith 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
editStatistics
editMost appearances & wins
edit- As of 28 February 2019
Club
edit| Club | appearances | wins | draws | loses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13 |
10 | 1 | 2 | |
6 |
4 | 0 | 2 | |
7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | |
10 |
4 | 1 | 5 | |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
2 |
1 | 1 | 0 | |
2 |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
1 |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 |
0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
2 |
0 | 1 | 1 | |
2 |
0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Country
edit| Club | appearances | wins | draws | loses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
3 | 0 | 1 | |
5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | |
2 |
1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
7 |
1 | 2 | 4 | |
1 |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
1 |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 |
2 | 0 | 1 | |
1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Goals
edit- Number of goals scored in the stadium: 106
- Scored in First Half: 44
- Scored in Second Half: 62
- Scored at Extra Time: 0
Records
editMost 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Stadiums - Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Jude
- ^ "LET'S PLAY! - The Pictures". Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "FIFA stops Gerrard, Pirlo from playing game in banned Kuwait". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "الكشف عن ميزانية نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". كووورة. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "تأجيل نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "أحمد العلي حكما لنهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد الكويتي". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "استاد جابر الدولي يستضيف نهائي كأس سمو أمير الكويت فقط!". 9 July 2019.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "بالفيديو.. فريق الكويت بطلا لكأس الأمير للمرة الـ11 فى تاريخه". اليوم السابع. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "رسميًا.. استاد جابر الدولي يستضيف السوبر الكويتي". كووورة. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "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.