King Abdullah Sports City

The King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ملعب مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), currently known as Alinma Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located approximately 30 kilometres north of downtown Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Serving as the principal venue of King Abdullah Sports City, it presently has the largest seating capacity of any stadium in Saudi Arabia, although it is expected to be surpassed by King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Riyadh following the completion of its ongoing renovations.

Overview

The city was named after Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia when the stadium opened.

The main stadium (King Abdullah International Stadium) is used for football, reaching a full capacity of 62,241 spectators. It is the biggest stadium in Jeddah. Additionally, it is the 10th biggest stadium in the Arab world, and one of the biggest stadiums in Asia. Surrounding the main stadium are smaller sports venues. It also hosts athletics and indoor sporting events in indoor arenas. The stadium also hosted matches of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup. In 2025, the stadium hosted the final of the newly revamped 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.

It is set to be a venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and has a proposed capacity of 58,432 people, where it will host fixtures in the group stage, round of 32, round of 16, and quarterfinals. The stadium will undergo some minor refurbishments for the tournament. It is also set to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, specifically the group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, and a semifinal.

The bid for the construction was won by Saudi Aramco and the contractor for this project was a joint venture between Al Muhaidib Contracting Company and Belgian construction company BESIX Group.

The company also provided an independent evaluation of the performance of local staff and the event safety officer (provided by Sword Security) during the inaugural event at the KASC stadium. This led to a significant number of safety and security recommendations and the appointment of a dedicated Stadium Manager.

The stadium field surface is paspalum turfgrass marketed as Pure Dynasty Seeded Paspalum and provided by Atlas Turf International.

The city opened officially on May 1, 2014, hosting the final of the 2014 King's Cup tournament between Jeddah's Al-Ahli SC and Riyadh's Al-Shabab, in front of 62,241 fans. In a hometown upset, Al-Shabab won 3–0, and were crowned their 3rd King's Cup championship. The match was attended by then-King Abdullah, along with then-Crown Prince Salman and then-Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin. Under Supervision of MD Binyameen