Kingdom Arena () is an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

stadium located in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

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. The stadium seats 27,600 spectators in its football configuration and has a

retractable roof A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights. The term op ...

. In September 2023, the

Kingdom Holding Company The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) ( ar, شركة المملكة القابضة) is a Saudi conglomerate holding company, based in Riyadh. The KHC is a publicly listed company on the Tadawul (Saudi stock exchange). The KHC consists of a select ...

obtained the management rights to operate the stadium as the home of Al Hilal.

History

Kingdom Arena was built in 180 days and accommodates more than 30,000 people, including 20

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es. It has a

and a four-sided video screen suspended over the center. The first football match to be played at the stadium was a

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

on 29 January 2024 between Al Hilal and

Inter Miami Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2 ...

, which ended in Al Hilal winning 4–3. On 8 February 2024, Kingdom Arena received two

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for the largest covered football

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and the highest capacity for an indoor covered stadium.

Events

Boxing

* October 28, 2023 –

Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou, billed as ''Battle of the Baddest,'' was a professional boxing match between reigning World Boxing Council, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC UFC Heavyweight Champio ...

* December 23, 2023 – Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin * March 8, 2024 – Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou * May 18, 2024 – Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk * June 1, 2024 – Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5

Mixed martial arts

* February 24, 2024 –

PFL vs. Bellator ''PFL vs. Bellator: Champs'' was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Professional Fighters League and Bellator MMA that took place on February 24, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was the first MMA event held in Saudi ...

* June 22, 2024 – UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

Association football

* January 29, 2024 – Al Hilal vs. Inter Miami * February 8, 2024 – Al Hilal vs. Al Nassr

Women's Cup

SAFF Women's Cup Final * Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Al-Ahli vs. Al-Shabab

Professional wrestling

* November 2, 2024 –

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References

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