Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Encyclopedia
Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Medina
, Saudi Arabia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium for Al-Ansar
. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Medina
Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium for Al-Ansar
Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ansar is a Saudi Arabian multi-sports club based in Medina. Its football team has the Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium as their home stadium. It is currently playing in the Saudi Premier League.In the season 2011-2012 the club change clubs colors and logo.-Current squad:- Current...
. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.