Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City, Football stadium in Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia.
Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium is a football ground in Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, with a grass pitch ringed by a red running track marked "100m START". Low blue seats in stepped tiers line the sides and curved ends beneath a pale concrete concourse wall, and two white goal frames stand at the pitch ends. The Arabic Wikipedia gives a capacity of about 26,000, including 350 seats for businessmen, 50 for media and 50 for VIPs.
The stadium opened in 1983 and marked a major turning point for sports development in Saudi Arabia's eastern region. The facility has since grown to become a center of regional football activity.
The stadium is home to two local football clubs and regularly draws fans from across the region who come to support their teams. Matches here create social moments for the community and bring together people of different ages around their passion for the sport.
The stadium is located within a large sports complex with parking and access roads that make it easy to reach. Visitors should arrive before a match begins to allow time for orientation and security procedures.
The stadium's capacity figures differ between sources: the English Wikipedia gives 19,099 seats, while the Arabic article states about 26,000, including 350 seats for businessmen, 50 for media, 50 for VIPs and 150 for the general public. It was renovated in 2009.
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