Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium (), formerly known as Sulaibikhat Stadium, is a

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Sulaibikhat Sulaibikhat () is a district of Kuwait City in Kuwait. It comprises five blocks. Sulaibkhat Camp The British camp was built in Sulaibikhat during the British mandate, and consisted of approximately 200 bungalow-style residential units, contain ...

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. It is the home stadium of Sulaibikhat SC. It was built on an area of 102 thousand square meters, and can accommodate 15 thousand spectators. It is a part of a large sport venue renovation project to have better sports infrastructure in Kuwait. It was named after

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (, 5 January 1942 – 14 September 2024) was a Kuwaiti royal and politician who served as the prime minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as minister of defense as well as deputy pri ...

, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait.

History

The stadium underwent heavy renovations starting in 2019. It was opened on 11 December 2024. The stadium has in its mezzanine offices for stadium management and a venue that fits around 100 people for conferences and media personnel. The first floor (2nd in the American system) is dedicated to VIP attendees, whereas the second floor contains the rooms of the commentators, 2 analysis studios, and 14 private rooms that offer a view of the match, each fitting about 8 to 10 spectators. It is also the first stadium in Kuwait that only has a football pitch without any race tracks. It's also the first stadium to be designed to be similar to European stadiums.

Features

The stadium includes several floors, the ground floor of which was allocated to rooms for players, referees, and administrators, two sports halls, a warm-up room, in addition to television and radio broadcasting rooms. The

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was allocated for media conferences, a hall for media professionals that can accommodate 100 media professionals, and administrative offices. The first floor contains a spacious hall for important figures (VIP) that includes 98 seats, and the second floor contains special platforms for viewers with a distinctive view of the stadium with 14 rooms, including 200 seats, in addition to 2 analytical studios, and rooms for commentators. Its floor was made of

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, which is a mixture of artificial and natural grass together. The stadium was built with a concrete structure and a metal structure, with an external cladding material (ATFE), which gives an aesthetic look to the building, is resistant to natural factors, and allows lighting at the same time. The materials used in most of them are environmentally friendly. There are 28 gates in the stadium, which operate with a security camera system, including a gate that operates with an electronic reservation system, another for medical emergencies, and a third for maintenance and services, in addition to external parking spaces for spectators’ vehicles.

Milestone matches

Opening friendly match

26th Arabian Gulf Cup

Semi-finals

References

External links

Stadium information
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