Top 10 Stadiums in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is at the centre of football's most aggressive financial expansion of the past decade. The country was awarded the 2034 FIFA World Cup in late 2024, and a multi-billion-dollar stadium programme is now underway: 15 venues across five cities, including the radical Neom Stadium concept that will sit at altitude inside the future Neom megacity. The current Saudi Pro League stadium portfolio reflects a generation of investment in domestic infrastructure that has accelerated dramatically since 2017.
1. King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity: 68,752. Saudi Arabia's national stadium, opened in 1987 in the Al-Nakhil district of Riyadh. The roof structure consists of 24 PTFE-covered triangular sections forming a circular tent — one of the most distinctive stadium roofs in the world. The stadium has been the home of the Saudi national team and the Saudi Super Cup, and is undergoing renovation for the 2034 World Cup.
2. King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Capacity: 62,300. Jeddah's modern flagship stadium, opened in 2014 and locally known as the Shining Jewel. The arena exterior features an Islamic-pattern facade. The ground hosts Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli Saudi Pro League matches and is a major venue for Saudi Cup and international fixtures. Major boxing and combat-sport events have also been held at the stadium, including several Anthony Joshua title fights.
3. Mrsool Park (formerly King Saud University Stadium), Riyadh
Capacity: 25,000. Al-Nassr's home in Riyadh, the venue at which Cristiano Ronaldo has played his Saudi Pro League home matches since joining the club in 2023. The ground is on the King Saud University campus and has been comprehensively modernised. Al-Nassr's planned new larger stadium is expected to follow.
4. Al-Awwal Park (formerly Mohammed bin Salman Stadium), Riyadh
Capacity: 25,000. The training and matchday venue used by Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. The compact, modern bowl is the home of one of the most successful clubs in Asian football history (the AFC Champions League record holders). Al-Hilal's planned new stadium for the 2034 World Cup will replace this venue.
5. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Capacity: 26,000. The Eastern Province's main football ground, the home of Al-Ettifaq and Al-Fateh. Opened in 1971 and modernised multiple times, the stadium represents the Saudi infrastructure that predates the post-2017 megaproject boom but has been progressively upgraded.
6. Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity: 22,500. A historic Riyadh ground, the home of Al-Shabab and Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League. The compact bowl has hosted Saudi national-team matches over decades.
7. New Murabba Stadium (planned), Riyadh
Planned capacity: 45,000. The flagship venue of the New Murabba development in central Riyadh, scheduled for opening before the 2034 World Cup. The stadium will be integrated into the wider New Murabba mixed-use project, with the largest cube-shaped building in the world (the Mukaab) as the centrepiece of the surrounding development.
8. Qiddiya Stadium (planned), near Riyadh
Planned capacity: 46,096. The 2034 World Cup venue under construction at the Qiddiya entertainment megacity southwest of Riyadh. The Populous design situates the stadium on a 200-metre clifftop overlooking the Qiddiya valley, producing one of the most architecturally distinctive 2034 venues.
9. Neom Stadium (planned), Neom
Planned capacity: 46,000+. The 2034 World Cup venue at the Neom development on the Red Sea coast, planned to be sited at 350 metres altitude within The Line linear city. The stadium will be powered entirely by renewable energy and will be the highest-altitude major football stadium in the world if built as specified. The architectural concept is among the most experimental of any 2034 venue.
10. Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Sports City, Abha
Capacity: 25,000. The Asir region's modern football ground, the home of Damac FC. Located in the Saudi south-western highlands, the stadium represents the country's infrastructure outside the major commercial centres of Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
The 2034 transformation
Saudi Arabia's stadium portfolio in 2034 will be unrecognisable from its 2024 form. The 15-stadium World Cup build-out includes some of the most experimental venues ever proposed (Neom, Qiddiya), reconstructions of existing major grounds (King Fahd, King Abdullah Sports City), and entirely new venues integrated into mixed-use megacities. The scale of investment dwarfs that of any previous World Cup host, and the architectural concepts represent a deliberate ambition to define the next generation of stadium design. The Saudi Pro League's continued recruitment of major international players has already changed the league's profile; the stadium portfolio is being rebuilt to match.