Will Stadiums in Qatar remain idle after the World Cup?

Train It is not a football country. It has been 50 years since the country’s own league was founded, and even at the biggest matches, the number of spectators in the stadiums does not exceed a few hundred. A Sakaryaspor-Göztepe match played in the TFF 1st League today draws more football fans to the stands than those who go to the matches in a month at the highest level in Qatar. Last year in the Qatar Stars League, the country’s top league 88,704 people He bought a ticket and watched the match. (Big 3 in Turkey every week 120.000 people playing.)

Again World Cup Qatar, which has the right to organize the World Cup Many people died in the making He built 7 new stadiums and renovated one stadium. The total capacity of these stadiums has reached 426,000. Let us remind you that the population of the country is 2.931 million. This only 11.6% of the population It consists of Qataris, while the rest consists of migrant workers. In other words, if we put all the Qataris in the country in stadiums, Lusail Stadium, which is the largest stadium, can still be empty. One of the questions that comes to mind for Haliye is how these stadiums will be used after the tournament.

Here are Qatar’s 2022 World Cup stadiums:

Stadium Name	Stat Capacity
Al Bayt Stadium	68895
Ahmad Ben Ali Stadium	45032
Al Janoub Stadium	44325
Khalifa International Stadium	45857
Education City Stadium	44667
Lusail Stadium	88966
974 Stadium	44089
Al Thumama Stadium	44400

Isn’t that a bit of capacity for 672 people per game?

Of course, already Qatari officials aware of this situation. That’s why a plan has been prepared for each of the stadiums. The capacity of some stadiums will be reduced, some stadiums will be used for new purposes, and even one of the stadiums will be completely dismantled and used for other purposes.

Total amount spent by Qatar for this tournament 220 billion dollars though not all of that money was spent on stadiums. While the works such as metro, infrastructure and housing consume a large part of this budget, the total cost of the stadiums is approximately 10 billion dollars it happened. Investing this money in stadiums that will remain idle is not something that any administration can accept.

Stadiums will be dismantled piece by piece.

World Cup then Qatar would have too many giant stadiums for a small country. These stadiums will be dismantled piece by piece. Even Stadium 974 The stadium will be completely dismantled, and shopping malls and business centers will be built in its place.

of stadiums upper floors and layers will be dismantled. Some of the dismantled parts are sent to the countries of the region and for development in football. needing support will be sent to poorer countries. The reduced capacity of the stadiums will sometimes host Qatari teams, and sometimes they will be used for different purposes.

Qatar Stars League will be moved to World Cup stadiums.

in Qatar Stars League (QSL) There are 12 teams. One of these teams, Al Rayyan, has 40 thousand people. Ahmad Ben Ali StadiumHe will play his matches. Al Janoub Stadium will also host the Al Wakrah team, but the stadium’s capacity will be reduced to 20,000 people.

Khalifa International Stadium on the other hand, it will remain in its renovated form and will continue to host the Qatar National Team. The stadium, which was built in 1976, can host 40 thousand people in its renovated state.

Here are the plans for the remaining stadiums:

Stadium 974

formerly Ras Abu Aboud Stadium This structure, which is the first temporary World Cup stadium in history, also carries the qualification of being. The stadium, which consists of 974 recycled containers, has a capacity of 40 thousand people. When the matches are over, the stadium will be dismantled and business centers will be built on the seaside.

Lusail Stadium

gold color and With a structure of 80 thousand people which will host the final of the tournament Lusail Stadiumwill not belong to any Qatari team. The roof and superstructure of the stadium will be dismantled. This structure will be used for living spaces, shops, cafes, schools and health institutions. The upper part of the stadium will be the terrace of the living quarters.

Al Bayt Stadium

60 thousand people Al Bayt Stadiumbecame the stadium where the opening match of the tournament was played. The upper part of this stadium will also be dismantled. A sports hospital, a five-star hotel, a shopping mall and various stores will be built in its place.

Al Thumama Stadium

This 40 thousand-seat stadium is located in a very central location. One of the stadiums whose capacity will be reduced after the tournament Al ThumamaIt will be turned into a facility that can be used for different sports activities. A hotel and a sports clinic will also be included in the facility.

Education City Stadium

Located in Education City, which was established by the Qatar Foundation, this stadium will be downsized after the tournament and its capacity will be reduced to 20 thousand people. The facility is located in the area will be made available to universities.

Could Qatar have found a way to eliminate the “White Elephants”?

Famous Nasreddin Hodja In one of his jokes, Timur leaves an elephant in Akşehir. This elephant will cause trouble to the people of the region over time, it will consume all the food. When everyone left Nasreddin Hodja alone on the way out of Timur’s fear, Hodja said to Timur:The elephant is nice, nice, but very lonely, he wants a friend with him” says and with two elephants returns. The elephant in this story is phrased as “Timur’s elephant/elephants” in our country.

There is an expression similar to the verbs of Timur in English, white elephant. White elephants are called things that cannot be disposed of by their owners, especially those that cost too much to maintain and are not very useful/profitable due to their size. Earlier South Africa, Russia and Brazil, they had been countries that cost heavily for their last World Cup events but were then unable to use the stadiums or make use of the facilities. Despite all the problems and discussions, the 2022 Qatar World Cup can serve as an example of how to build facilities that will not remain idle.