Stadium 974, formerly known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, is a football stadium in Doha in Ras Abu Aboud district. Opened on 30 November 2021, it is a temporary venue for made from 974 recycled shipping containers.
It is the first temporary venue in FIFA World Cup history. It has a capacity of 40,000. Fenwick Iribarren Architects created the stadium’s concept.
It is the only waterfront venue with a spectacular view of the Doha skyline, it is built on a 450,000-square-meter waterfront site on an artificial promontory. It is modular in design and incorporates 974 recycled shipping containers as a tribute to the site’s industrial history as well as the international dialing code for Qatar. Because of the stadium’s clever modular design, fewer standard building materials were required than in traditional stadium development, lowering construction costs. Stadium 974 hosted five matches during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.
During the World Cup the stadium will host seven matches, six group games and one Round of 16 match.
After the World Cup the stadium will be dismantled. After being dismantled there are plans for the stadium to be transported and rebuilt in Maldonado, Uruguay to host matches for the 2030 FIFA World Cup if the country’s bid proves successful.
