Doha Sports Stadium

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Ras Ashairij St, Doha, Qatar

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N25° 17' 4" E51° 32' 27"   (25.284444444444, 51.540833333333) Start navigation »

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Doha Sports Stadium (Arabic: اســتــاد الدوحــة الرياضي‎), is the first football stadium in the Persian Gulf region with a grass pitch, established in 1962. It is located in Doha near the Doha Corniche. Though its official opening was in 1962, there were non-professional matches being played in it since the 1950s.The most notable match in this stadium was a friendly match in 1973 between Pelé's Santos FC and the Qatari team Al Ahli. Minor football matches are still held at the stadium, such as youth games and the Asian Communities Football Tournament.

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