On Friday, Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, announced a plan to develop the stadium “Kingdom Arena” by increasing capacity to more than 26 thousand fans, and also reducing the time period for rotation between Team Crescent matches and Riyadh season events to only 48 hours instead of ten days, by applying Saudi technology to cover the stadium with aluminum panels with lighting, feeding and ventilation techniques. To preserve the floor.
turki Al-Sheikh said through his official account in the platform “X”: “Thank God, in this Holy Covenant, with the support of Molay, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and His Highness Sidi, our inspiring Leader and Godfather of Vision, this development is ready for implementation. Now the capacity of the stadium is 1,8800 seats, and about 1,200 seats increase will be scanning for photography and logistics, and unavailable from the audience. Now with the development of 26,700 public-ready seats to watch in the highest quality + add the number of 14 VIP boxes on the opposite side. ”
He explained: “We go back to our surprise that matters to you. Pure Saudi technology for the first time in the stadiums in the world will be used and developed in the stadium that is plumes planted under the pitch (Smart sustainable pitch technology) goes out to cover the floor with aluminum panels equipped with agronomic lighting, feeding and ventilation technology without affecting the pitch allowing us to rotate the facility within 48 hours instead of 10 days to facilitate us and the crescent use with the least possible conflict and the patent will be registered with the international football federations. ”
He added: “Lighting, dressing rooms, conference room, doping examination room, medical clinics and lounges will be developed for the public. The Riyadh season will cover 50% of the development costs in exchange for sponsorship by naming the runway of the Riyadh season for 3 years.”
He stressed: “Development is a paradigm shift for recreational facilities in the Kingdom and a shift in the relationship of the Riyadh season to the crescent. We wish, as the season of Riyadh and the calendar of Riyadh, to win your satisfaction and enjoy nights and sporting events at this giant facility. ready to be delivered within 90 days of the baptism of the crescent for this development “.
