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Khalifa
International
Stadium
(Arabic:
ملعب
خليفة
الدولي,
romanized:
Istād
Khalīfah),
also
known
as
National
Stadium,
is
a
multi-purpose
stadium
in
Doha,
Qatar,
as
part
of
the
Doha
Sports
City
complex,
which
also
includes
Aspire
Academy,
Hamad
Aquatic
Centre,
and
the
Aspire
Tower.[3]
It
is
named
after
Khalifa
bin
Hamad
Al
Thani,
Qatar's
former
Emir.
The
final
of
2011
AFC
Asian
Cup
was
held
at
this
stadium.
In
2017,
it
received
a
four-star
rating
from
the
Global
Sustainability
Assessment
System
(GSAS),
the
first
in
the
world
to
be
awarded
this
rating.[4]
The
stadium
employs
about
30,000
workersThe
stadium
opened
in
1976.[5][6][7]
In
1992,
the
stadium
hosted
all
15
games
of
the
11th
Gulf
Cup,
which
Qatar
won
for
the
first
time.[8][9]
It
was
renovated
and
expanded
in
2005,
before
the
2006
Asian
Games,
to
increase
its
capacity
from
originally
20,000
to
40,000
seats.
A
roof
covers
the
western
side
of
the
stadium.
The
eastern
side
has
a
large
arch,
which
was
used
as
a
platform
to
launch
fireworks
from
during
the
2006
Asian
Games
opening
ceremony.[10]
Before
the
2005
renovation,
the
stadium
was
used
mostly
for
association
football
(soccer)
matches,
but
it
is
equipped
for
many
other
sports.
Since
1997,
the
stadium
has
hosted
the
annual
Doha
Diamond
League
(previously
known
by
other
names)
track
and
field
competition.
It
is
the
Qatar
national
football
team's
home
stadium.
The
stadium
hosted
6
games
of
the
2011
Pan
Arab
Games:
all
matches
of
the
Qatar
national
team
in
the
group
stage,
as
well
as
the
quarterfinals,
semi-finals
and
finals
of
the
tournament.[11]
After
another
redevelopment,
the
stadium
reopened
in
May
2017.[12]
The
stadium
was
the
site
of
the
2019
World
Athletics
Championships
in
September
and
October
of
that
year.[13]
On
17
December
2019,
the
stadium
was
scheduled
as
the
venue
for
two
2019
FIFA
Club
World
Cup
matches:
the
fifth-place
match
and
the
semi-final
between
the
CONMEBOL
Libertadores
champions
and
the
winner
of
Match
3.
It
eventually
hosted
the
final,
with
Liverpool
FC
beating
Flamengo
1-0
to
become
World
Champions.[14][15]
Following
the
decision
to
host
the
2022
FIFA
World
Cup
in
Qatar
in
2022,
it
was
planned
to
increase
the
capacity
of
the
stadium
to
68,000,
but
that
plan
has
later
been
revised.[16]
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