OVG Middle East to run Aramco Stadium blue ribbon hospitality

Article posted by Coliseum, June 29^th, 2026

Image: Aramco and Ministry of Sport

The Oak View Group (OVG) Middle East will run premium hospitality at the Aramco Stadium in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Amer Alharthy, Director of Partnerships and Premium Hospitality, announced on LinkedIn that he has joined the Oak View Group (OVG) to lead partnerships and premium hospitality experiences for the new Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

The Oak View Group, LLC (OVG) is an American professional sport, venue management, hospitality, sponsorships, booking, and commercial real estate company based in Denver.

⁠The Oak View Group Middle East is a joint venture between the global arena developer ⁠Oak View Group (OVG) and the UAE-based live events powerhouse ⁠Ethara.

Ethara is a prominent live events, entertainment and venue management company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Formed in 2023 through the merger of Flash Entertainment and the Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM) it operates as a regional powerhouse managing the major global sporting and cultural events as well as the multiple world-class venues.

The 47,000-seat Aramco Stadium is an under-construction multipurpose stadium located in the North of Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The stadium will be owned by the ROSHN Group and will be operated by Saudi Aramco serving as the home stadium for the Al-Qadsiah FC.

The ‘LinkedIn Post By Amer Alharthy, Director of Partnerships and Premium Hospitality,’ further stated that the “Aramco Stadium, designed by Populous, is a 47,000-seat FIFA-compliant venue that will serve as the home ground for the Al-Qadsiah FC and will host matches for the 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. The stadium’s premium services are being rolled out under the banner of OVG Middle East, a joint venture between OVG and the event management firm Ethara.”

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)-based the ROSHN Group is the leading national multiasset real estate developer contributing to reshaping the urban landscape by developing vibrant, human-centric, integrated destinations.

The Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority State-owned petroleum and natural gas company and the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. As of 2024, it is the fourth-largest company in the world by revenue and is headquartered in Dhahran.

The Al-Qadsiah FC is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The team is based in the Eastern city of Khobar (Saudi Arabia) and their home ground is the 26,000-seat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam.

Populous is a global architectural and design practice with regional headquarters in Kansas City (US), London (UK) and Brisbane (Australia) specializing in the sports facilities, the arenas and the convention centers as well as in the planning and design of the major special events.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)-based the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. It is one of the six continental confederations under FIFA and is responsible for organizing international competitions for the national teams the clubs within its jurisdiction.

The 2027 AFC Asian Cup will be the 19^th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Men’s football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament will involve 24 national teams after the expansion in 2019. It will be held in Saudi Arabia from January 7^th-February 5^th, 2027.

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