The Thani bin Jassim Stadium (), also known as the Al-Gharrafa Stadium, is a

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in the

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa ( ar, الغرافة, Al Gharrāfah) is a district of Al Rayyan (city), Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to metropolitan Doha and Education City, the Doha E ...

district of

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. Al-Gharrafa SC and

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play there. The stadium holds 21,175 people and was built in 2003. The stadium hosted matches of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and other international competitions. In November 2021, the

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confirmed that

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's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against

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and

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will be played there.

Proposed expansion

As part of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, the stadium was planned to be expanded to 44,740, and be rebuilt with a facade made up the colours of flags of the world. The modular design of the second tier was to allow for easy disassembly after the World Cup. The expansion did not take place, and other venues were used to host the games at

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Stadium Information
Football venues in Qatar Sports venues completed in 2003 Sport in Al Rayyan Multi-purpose stadiums in Qatar Al-Gharafa SC {{Qatar-sports-venue-stub