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Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Shiekh Jaber Stadium
Kuwait International Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium in January 2019
Interactive map of Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
LocationKuwait City, Kuwait
Coordinates29°16′17.14″N 47°55′07″E / 29.2714278°N 47.91861°E / 29.2714278; 47.91861
OwnerKuwait national football team, Kuwait Football Association
OperatorKuwait national football team
Capacity60,000
SurfaceGrassMaster
Construction
Broke ground2 June 2006
Built2006–2010 (4 years)
Opened10 September 2010
Renovated2015
Reopened18 December 2015
Construction cost120 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$394.6 million)
Tenants
Kuwait national team (2010–2011; 2015–present)
Website
Official website

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب جابر الأحمد الدولي) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ardiya area of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated spectators, the building is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes and a parking lot with a 6,001-car capacity. It was expected to open in the second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remained closed for nearly half a decade due to a miscalculation by structural engineers. It was finally opened on 18 December 2015. Jaber Al-Ahmad stadium is currently the new home of the Kuwait national football team.[1]

The stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Kuwait celebrated their winning of the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in that stadium.

History

First match

The first match held at the stadium was an international friendly between Kuwait national team and Bahrain national team.

8 October 2010 Kuwait  1–3  Bahrain Kuwait City, Kuwait
Ahmad Ajab 66' Ismaeel Latif 9'
Fouzi Ayesh 47'
Salma Isa 51'		 Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Second match

12 October 2010 Kuwait  3–1  Vietnam Kuwait City, Kuwait
Ajab 68'
Nasser 79', 89'		 Nguyễn Minh Phương 58' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

AFC Cup final and renovations

Main article: 2010 AFC Cup final
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–1 (a.e.t.)Syria Al-Ittihad
Al Enezi 29' Report Dyab 53'
Penalties
Al Mutawa soccer ball with check mark
Al Mejmed soccer ball with check mark
Al Khatib soccer ball with red X
Al Ansari soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Hemidi
soccer ball with check mark Dyab
soccer ball with check mark Dakka
soccer ball with check mark Kalaji
Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 58,604

Following the 2010 AFC Cup final, problems started to occur to the stadium which led to closing the stadium in 2011. Renovations started in 2014 and ended in 2015.

Re-opening

The re-opening was announced on 28 November 2015 for the 2015 Kuwait Champions Challenge, where late Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah came to the opening.

The match was between Kuwait XI and World Stars XI. The Kuwait XI won with a 4–2 score. LET'S PLAY!, the multimedia opening show (which was performed right before the match), was produced by Laser System Europe and Groupe F. It was written and directed by Rodolph Nasillski[2]

The Kuwait FA at the time were banned by FIFA (starting in October 2015) due to the Kuwaiti Government's interference in sports. With that, FIFA prevented Steven Gerrard, Andrea Pirlo (who both were playing at the MLS), and Xavi (who was playing for Al Sadd SC at the Qatar Stars League) from playing in the match.[3]

23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

Main article: 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

the Arabian Gulf Cup returns to Kuwait after 3 years and after the Ban by FIFA has been lifted the AGCFF all decided to switch the host country to Kuwait. Oman were crowned Champions for the 2nd time after beating UAE on penalties in the final.

Group stage
22-12-2017 Kuwait  1–2  Saudi Arabia Group A
18:30
Report
Attendance: 59,762
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
22-12-2017 Oman  0–1  United Arab Emirates Group A
21:00 Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
25-12-2017 Saudi Arabia  0–0  United Arab Emirates Group A
17:30 Report Attendance: 47,556
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
25-12-2017 Kuwait  0–1  Oman Group A
20:00 Report Al-Mahaijri 58' (pen.) Attendance: 58,583
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
28-12-2017 Kuwait  0–0  United Arab Emirates Group A
18:30 Report Attendance: 24,563
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
29-12-2017 Qatar  1–1  Bahrain Group B
18:30 Al-Haydos 45+5' (pen.) Report Ali Madan 57' Attendance: 23,412
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
2-1-2018 Oman  1–0  Bahrain Semi-Final
17:15 M. Al Jabar 29' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 19,534
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
2-1-2018 Iraq  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  United Arab Emirates Semi-Final
20:30 Report Attendance: 27,142
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
5-1-2018 Oman  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  United Arab Emirates Final
17:30 Report
Attendance: 56,344
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Penalties

National team friendlies

25-3-2018 Kuwait  1–3  Cameroon
18:30
Report
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
25-5-2018 Kuwait  1–1  Egypt
18:30
Report
Attendance: 24,322

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC second round

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
3-6-2021 Kuwait  0–3  Australia  
22:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
11-6-2021 Kuwait  0–0  Jordan  
22:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

National team friendlies

18 January 2021 Friendly Kuwait  0–1  Palestine Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,432
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)
29 January 2022 Friendly Kuwait  2–0  Libya Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 4,687
1 February 2022 Friendly Kuwait  0–2  Libya Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:55 UTC+3 Report
  • Al Khoja 25'
  • Salama 90+1'
 Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 4,254

2022–23

2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Kuwait  1–2  Indonesia  
19:15 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Jordan  2–0    Nepal  
22:15 UTC+3
Report Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) Kuwait  4–1    Nepal  
19:15 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) Jordan  1–0  Indonesia  
22:15 UTC+3
Report Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) Kuwait  0–3  Jordan  
19:15 UTC+3 Report
Attendance: 18,170
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) Indonesia  7–0    Nepal  
22:15 UTC+3
Report Attendance: 3,145
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

National team friendlies

24 March 2023 Friendly Kuwait  2–0  Philippines Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 8,724
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfoush (Saudi Arabia)
28 March 2023 Friendly Kuwait  2–1  Tajikistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3 Bader Al Fadhel 9'
Al-Khaldi 61'		 A.Dzhalilov 90' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) Kuwait  0–1  India  
19:30 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 32,786
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Palestine  0–1  Australia  
19:30 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi (Oman)
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) Palestine  5–0  Bangladesh  
19:30 UTC+3
*Sh Qunbar 45+1' 47'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Attendance: 37,432
Referee: Yinhao Shen (China)

2024-25

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) Kuwait  0–0  Iraq  
21:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) Kuwait  1–3  South Korea  
17:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 22,791
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) Kuwait  1–1  Jordan  
21:15 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 22,752
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

26th Arabian Gulf Cup

Main article: 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
21 December 2024 (2024-12-21) Kuwait  1–1  Oman  
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 42,445
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
22 December 2024 (2024-12-22) Saudi Arabia  2–3  Bahrain  
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 7,726
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
24 December 2024 (2024-12-24) Kuwait  2–1  United Arab Emirates  
20:30 UTC+3
  • Daham 16'
  • M. Al-Enezi 89'
 Report
Attendance: 48,621
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
25 December 2024 (2024-12-25) Bahrain  2–0  Iraq  
20:30 UTC+3
Report Attendance: 13,150
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
27 December 2024 (2024-12-27) Kuwait  1–1  Qatar  
17:30 UTC+3 Daham 74' Report Muntari 90+11' Attendance: 57,742
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
28 December 2024 (2024-12-28) Saudi Arabia  3–1  Iraq  
17:30 UTC+3
Report Ali 64' Attendance: 54,942
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) Kuwait  0–1  Bahrain  
20:45 UTC+3 Report
Attendance: 60,122
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) Oman  1–2  Bahrain  
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Mushaifri 17' Report
Attendance: 57,674
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2025–26

2025 Trophée des Champions

Main article: 2025 Trophée des Champions
8 January 2026 (2026-01-08) Paris Saint-Germain 2–2
(4–1 p)		 Marseille  
21:00 AST
Report
Attendance: 52,215
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Penalties

Statistics

Most appearances & wins

As of 1 January 2025
Country Appearances Wins Draws Loses
 Kuwait
21
 4 7 10
 Oman
6
 3 1 2
 United Arab Emirates
6
 2 2 2
 Saudi Arabia
4
 2 1 1
 Cameroon
1
 1 0 0
 Bahrain
7
 5 1 1
 Qatar
2
 0 2 0
 Egypt
1
 0 1 0
 Indonesia
3
 2 0 1
 Iraq
4
 0 1 3
 Jordan
5
 3 2 0
 Australia
1
 2 0 0
 Palestine
2
 1 0 1
   Nepal
3
 0 0 3
 South Korea
1
 1 0 0
 Chinese Taipei
1
 0 0 1
 Vietnam
1
 0 0 1
 India
1
 1 0 0
 Bangladesh
1
 0 0 1

Goals

  • Number of goals scored in the stadium: 162
  • Scored in First Half: 63
  • Scored in Second Half: 99
  • Scored at Extra Time: 0

Records

Most team played in the stadium: Kuwait National Football Team 21 times
Highest scoring Match: 7 Goals Indonesia National Football Team 7-0 Nepal National Football Team
Most team winning in the stadium: Bahrain National Football Team 5 times
Most team losing: Kuwait National Football Team 10 times
First goal in the stadium: Ismail Abdul-Latif
First red card: Hussain Ali Baba

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Stadiums - Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ^ "LET'S PLAY! - The Pictures". Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ "FIFA stops Gerrard, Pirlo from playing game in banned Kuwait". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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