KSU Stadium, Football stadium in western Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
KSU Stadium is a football ground on the King Saud University campus in western Riyadh, opened in May 2015 and built without a running track, the first in the capital. Its tiers hold about 25,000 spectators, with yellow seats in the lower bowl and blue seats in the upper tiers, under a white canopy roof carried on tall masts.
Construction on the King Saud University campus in western Riyadh began in spring 2011 and the stadium opened in May 2015. Hashem Contracting Company built it to designs by Michael KC Cheah and his wife Steph for 215 million riyals. It was renamed Mrsool Park in November 2020 and Al-Awwal Park in April 2023.
The stadium has been renamed twice for sponsorship: Mrsool Park in November 2020 after a deal with the delivery company Mrsool, then Al-Awwal Park in April 2023 when Saudi Awwal Bank signed a $15 million three-year deal. It is the home ground of Al-Nassr FC, whose supporters fill the yellow and blue tiers on match days.
The facility offers multiple entry gates and large parking areas, making it easy for visitors to arrive by car. Road connections to central Riyadh allow straightforward access by car or taxi.
The stadium was the first in Riyadh built without a running track, which is why the stands sit close to the pitch. Its perforated metal outer skin can look soil-brown or gold depending on the sunlight, and the roof is planned to become an elliptical lightweight spoke-wheel structure for the 2034 World Cup.
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