Football stadiums are among the most important measures of the game's development. The most footballing countries are those that enjoy the best stadiums, and it is not necessary for the best stadium to be the most extensive. There are more important factors such as the quality of its grass, the comfort of its stands, its integrity, and the consistency of its structure.
The Education City stadium - or what is known as the “jewel of the desert” - the third Qatar World Cup 2022 stadium, combines all these factors in its unique design that takes into account the surrounding environment, its sustainability inspired by the vibrant community across Qatar, and its sustainable legacy that benefits future generations. In Qatar and the world.
The Jewel of the Desert Stadium promises fans from all over the world to take part in a unique experience in the World Cup in Qatar, especially as its aesthetics and modern curves give a wonderful feeling that the stadium was designed to embrace the fans with all friendliness, as it will become a place dear to the hearts of everyone who visited and lived in an experience that will remain present In his memory forever.
The executive director of sporting facilities in the Supreme Committee for Legacy and Projects, Engineer Jassim Telfat, explains that the Education City Stadium has a unique design that takes into account the surrounding environment, where its external interface is decorated with 5,200 interlocking triangles together like diamonds, whose color changes according to the angle of sunlight falling on them, and this is why it is called The stadium is called the "jewel of the desert", and this design symbolizes its quality, flexibility and durability in bearing the various climatic conditions.
He says to Al-Jazeera Net that the most important thing that distinguishes this stadium is its external design and its strategic location in the educational city, its location was carefully chosen with easy access to it a great priority, especially for fans with special needs.
He explained that the Education City Stadium is the first stadium to receive the GAS SAS certification 5-star in design and construction, due to its advantages that support sustainability, and includes ease of transfer to it directly via public transport, and the use of considerate internal materials The fans' health is environmentally friendly, and the use of energy-efficient LED lighting systems.
As for the cooling technology, Telfat pointed out that the way it works differs according to the design, shape, and function of each stadium, as the stadium structure contributes to increasing the efficiency of this technology by preventing the penetration of hot winds into it, which means that the stadium acts as a wall within it a cold area, which helps in maintaining Cool the inner area for as long as possible in a way that ensures recycling of the air inside it.
The capacity of the Education City Stadium is 40 thousand seats, provided that half of the seats are donated to countries that lack the sports infrastructure after the tournament ends, as these seats are carefully designed to serve all groups of fans, and are close to the pitch, allowing the spectator to be close to the event From anywhere in the stands.
The stadium includes more than 39 guest suites "Sky Box", which is one of the requirements of the International Football Association (FIFA) in the World Cup stadiums, and overlooks the field floor with a varying capacity between 9 to 36 seats, and each suite has its own kitchen.
More than 70,000 workers belonging to the main contractor of the project participated in the construction of the stadium, which is located 15 kilometers from downtown Doha. They worked according to the controls of the Workers Care Administration at the Supreme Committee for Projects and Legacy, which operates in full compliance with International Labor Organization standards, and working hours have reached On the field 48 million hours.
The stadium contains 6 media studios with a direct view on the stadium's floor, in addition to a press conference room equipped with the best indoor facilities and a capacity of 150 seats, located near the media workroom.
He considers that the legacy of the stadium is embodied in its location between the Qatar Foundation community and the Education City from prestigious university students, schools and research and development institutions, as well as that after the completion of the tournament, the site will become a sports, recreational and social center, and parts of it will be converted into classrooms and spaces for events of schools and universities of the institution Qatar, based on the inheritance goals of the Supreme Committee and the Qatar Foundation, of which human development is one of its main pillars.
Currently, building innovative futuristic schools, based on the idea of creating an educational community in which children of all ages can build strong relationships and share knowledge, are continuing. The school includes primary, intermediate and secondary stages with a school specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Telfat emphasized that the positive economic and social impact will extend to the championship facilities, as it serves citizens and residents throughout the country after 2022, by contributing to providing opportunities to create projects and companies that are competitive locally and globally, providing many jobs for workers in Qatar and the region, and this What we seek to contribute to support the development process in the region. "
The presence of the stadium in the heart of the educational city of Qatar Foundation - which is the destination of education, research and knowledge in Qatar, and includes many leading educational and research institutions - will enable fans to visit many facilities surrounding the educational city, such as the Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar National Library, Al Shaqab, and the Oxygen Park, in addition to enjoying football competitions, which will contribute to introducing visitors to Arab and Qatari culture and its various aspects, which is one of the most important goals of hosting the championship.
Telfat stresses that the announcement of the readiness of the Education City stadium despite the current circumstances in light of the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid-19), confirms the commitment of the Supreme Committee for Projects and Legacy to its agenda, as it completed more than 80% of the plan to equip the championship facilities according to schedules And budgets.
It is scheduled that the current year will witness the readiness of two other stadiums: the Al-Bayt Stadium in the Al-Khor area, with a capacity of 60,000 fans, and Al-Rayyan Stadium, which accommodates 40,000 fans, and thus only 3 stadiums will continue and the pace of work in its construction will be completed in one year. 2021.