The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (), also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the c ...

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. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club.

History

The stadium was opened 1985 and holds 13,000 people. In 2010, it hosted the

Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix The Doha Diamond League is an annual one-day track and field meeting held at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (), also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for ...

, the first meeting of the

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. Some of the matches from the 2011 AFC Asian Cup were held in this stadium. In March 2014, it was announced that the stadium would host the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

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AFC Asian Cup stadiums Football venues in Qatar Sports venues in Doha Qatar SC Multi-purpose stadiums in Qatar Al-Sailiya SC Diamond League venues {{Qatar-sports-venue-stub