DOHA (Qatar): Al Rayyan Venue will become the latest stadium to be unveiled for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Friday.
The venue, which symbolises the dawn of a new era for a proud, football-loving community, will host the Amir Cup football final between Al Sadd and Al Arabi.
Built on the site where Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium once stood, this spectacular 40,000-capacity venue will welcome the world in less than two years’ time, with the stadium slated to host seven matches during Qatar 2022 up to the round of 16 stage.
It will be a particularly proud moment for supporters of Al Rayyan Sports Club, as they will have the opportunity to witness football’s showpiece event take place on their home turf.
The Al Rayyan community will get their first glimpse of the stadium when it plays host to Al Sadd and Al Arabi in this year’s final, with the venue set to become the fourth Qatar 2022 stadium to open following Khalifa International, Al Janoub and Education City.
As one of Qatar’s most historic cities, Al Rayyan is known for its love of tradition and culture. And it was those inspirations that Ramboll used in their design process for the stadium.
The result is a venue that tells the story of Qatar in a spectacular way.
“Respecting the history of both Al Rayyan and Qatar was an important design objective,” said Ramboll Project Director, Alan Tweedie. “Our stadium architect, Pattern Design, spent considerable time at the conceptual stage researching the history and culture. This included investigating the history of the Al Rayyan region itself.”
To fully incorporate the history and traditions of the community in the project, Ramboll also developed a relationship with Al Rayyan Sports Club – which will occupy the venue in future – to ensure the legacy aspect of the new stadium was properly planned.
“We spent time with Al Rayyan SC in order to understand how they operated, what worked well for them and where they would like to see improvements reflected within the stadium’s legacy,” said Tweedie.
