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Olympic Stadium | |
Location | Shuwaikh, Capital |
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Owner | Kuwait Football Association, Kuwait Olympic Committee |
Operator | Kuwait national under-23 football team |
Capacity | 9,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 11 December 2014 |
Built | 2014–2016 (2 years) |
Opened | 5 July 2016 |
Construction cost | 25 million Kuwaiti dinar (US$82.5 million) |
Tenants | |
Kuwait national under-23 football team 2016- |
One of the newest stadiums in Kuwait after the opening of the renovated Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium back on 18 December 2015. it mainly constructed for Olympic teams and University Teams across the country. [1] [2]
It was Officially unveiled on July 5, 2016 [3] at the opening and at the same time announced another project Sabah Al-Salem University Sports City. Along with the opening it said that matches will be played as soon as the ban from FIFA is removed.