Lusail Iconic Stadium

Lusail Iconic Stadium or Lusail National Stadium (Arabic: ملعب لوسيل الدولي‎) is a football stadium in Lusail, Qatar.[3] It was opened on 22 November 2021. and it will be in used the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stadium will be used for the opening and final games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Lusail Iconic Stadium
LocationLusail, Qatar
Coordinates25°25′15.1″N 51°29′25.4″E
OwnerQatar Football Association
Capacity80,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground11 April 2017
BuiltApril 2021
Opened22 November 2021
ArchitectFoster + Partners with Populous
General contractorHBK Contracting
China Railway Construction Corporation[2]
Tenants
Qatar national football team

The Lusail Stadium is the biggest stadium in Qatar and one of seven stadiums being converted for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.[4]

Construction

The procurement process for the stadium conversion began in 2014.[5] The stadium was built as a joint venture by HBK Contracting (HBK) and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC).[6][7]

The stadium was designed by British firm Foster + Partners, and Populous .[3] The stadium has a capacity of 80,000 seats.[8][9] Like the other stadiums planned for the 2022 World Cup, the Lusail Stadium will be cooled using solar power and have a zero carbon footprint.[10]

Construction began on 11 April 2017.[11] The end of construction of the Stadium was originally scheduled for 2020. It was then to host three friendly matches until the 2022 World Cup,[8] but as the completion of the stadium was postponed, it will subsequently host 10 games including the final.[12]

Following the World Cup, it is expected to be reconfigured into a 20,000-seat stadium.[13] Excess seating will be removed, and other parts of the building repurposed as a community space with shops, cafés, athletic and education facilities, and a health clinic.[14]

See also

References
  1. 2022 FIFA World Cup Bid Evaluation Report:Qatar. FIFA.com
  2. "Qatar 2022: Lusail Stadium contractor selected". StadiumDB. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. Administrator (2010-10-07). "Lusail Iconic Stadium, FIFA World Cup Stadiums Qatar, Building, Architect, Lusail Iconic Stadium Qatar". E-architect.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. "Chinese company and HBK JV to build Lusail stadium". constructionweekonline.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Flagship Lusail stadium next on Qatar's list". constructionweekonline.com. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. "Chinese company and HBK JV to build Lusail stadium". constructionweekonline.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. "Chinese firm in JV to build Lusail Stadium in Qata". meconstructionnews.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. "Qatar: Lusail Stadium will be ready by 2020". thehindu.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. "Lusail Stadium". qatar2022.qa. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. http://www.architecture-view.com/2010/10/27/qatar%E2%80%99s-lusail-iconic-stadium-for-solar-world-cup-stadium/
  11. "Work starts on Qatar World Cup final stadium at Lusail". The Peninsula Qatar. 12 April 2017.
  12. "Foster + Partners designs golden stadium for Qatar World Cup final". dezeen.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  13. "2022 FIFA World Cup: Qatar unveils design for Lusail stadium". goal.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  14. "Foster + Partners unveils Lusail Iconic stadium for 2022 FIFA World Cup". Archpaper.com. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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