Stadium 974

Stadium 974 (Arabic: استاد ٩٧٤, romanized: ʾIstād 974, previously known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium) was a football stadium slated for dismantlement in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha, Qatar, about 10 km east of Doha.

Opened 30 November 2021, it was a temporary venue, made from 974 recycled shipping containers, that hosted matches during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after which dismantlement began. It was the first temporary venue in FIFA World Cup history.

Stadium 974
استاد ٩٧٤ (Arabic)
Stadium 974
Exterior view in December 2022
Former namesRas Abu Aboud Stadium
Location
Coordinates25°17′24″N 51°33′54″E / 25.290°N 51.565°E / 25.290; 51.565
Public transitStadium 974 Ras Bu Abboud (راس أبو عبود)
Capacity44,089
Record attendance44,089 (Poland vs Argentina, 30 November 2022)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened30 November 2021
Closed5 December 2022
ArchitectFenwick Iribarren Architects

Design and construction

The stadium was designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects. Constructed on a 450,000 square-metre (111-acre) waterfront site, it had a modular design and incorporated 974 recycled shipping containers in homage to the site's industrial history and the international dialing code for Qatar (+974). Some of the containers housed stadium amenities such as bathrooms and concessions. The entire structure is to be dismantled and is designed to be reassembled elsewhere; it was the first temporary venue in FIFA World Cup history.

The stadium was one of eight built, renovated or reconstructed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The procurement process for the stadium conversion began in 2017. The construction of the stadium involved HBK Contracting Company (HBK), DCB-QA, Time Qatar, Fenwick Iribarren Architects (FI-A), Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Hilson Moran. Fenwick Iribarren Architects said "the idea was to avoid building a "white elephant", a stadium that is left unused or underused after the tournament ends, as happened following previous World Cups."

The stadium received a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS).

History

The stadium was initially announced under the name Ras Abu Aboud Stadium. During a launch event on 20 November 2021, the venue was officially renamed Stadium 974.

It hosted its first match on 30 November 2021 on the opening day of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, between the United Arab Emirates and Syria. The stadium hosted six matches during the tournament.

The stadium hosted seven games in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including Brazil vs. South Korea in the Round of 16.

Future use

It was originally expected that the reassembled stadium would go to somewhere in Africa. Then it was to go to Uruguay, where it would have been used for the 2030 FIFA World Cup; however the Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay bid did not succeed. The future of Stadium 974 is unknown.

Tournament results

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Date Time Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
30 November 2021 22:00 Stadium 974  United Arab Emirates 2–1 Stadium 974  Syria Group B 4,129
3 December 2021 19:00 Stadium 974  Mauritania 0–1 Stadium 974  United Arab Emirates 3,316
4 December 2021 Stadium 974  Sudan 0–5 Stadium 974  Egypt Group D 14,464
7 December 2021 18:00 Stadium 974  Jordan 5–1 Stadium 974  Palestine Group C 9,750
15 December 2021 Stadium 974  Tunisia 1–0 Stadium 974  Egypt Semifinals 36,427
18 December 2021 13:00 Stadium 974  Egypt 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Stadium 974  Qatar Third-place play-off 30,978

2022 FIFA World Cup

Stadium 974 hosted seven matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Date Time Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
22 November 2022 19:00 Stadium 974  Mexico 0–0 Stadium 974  Poland Group C 39,369
24 November 2022 Stadium 974  Portugal 3–2 Stadium 974  Ghana Group H 42,661
26 November 2022 Stadium 974  France 2–1 Stadium 974  Denmark Group D 42,869
28 November 2022 Stadium 974  Brazil 1–0 Stadium 974   Switzerland Group G 43,649
30 November 2022 22:00 Stadium 974  Poland 0–2 Stadium 974  Argentina Group C 44,089
2 December 2022 Stadium 974  Serbia 2–3 Stadium 974   Switzerland Group G 41,378
5 December 2022 Stadium 974  Brazil 4–1 Stadium 974  South Korea Round of 16 43,847

References

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