Bid in for Faisal bin Fahad stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, November 14^th, 2025

Image: Ministry of Sport and Saudi 2034

Nesma & Partners and FCC Construcción have agreed to jointly submit a bid into the Public Private Partnership (PPP) prequalification for the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports City project in Saudi Arabia.

FCC Construcción said The Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports City Project, procured by the Ministry of Sport (MOS), includes the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of a FIFA World Cup Group Stage Round of 32-compliant stadium with a 42,371-seat capacity (total 46,870) and its associated assets.

The Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is set to be a venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup™ and has a proposed capacity of 46,865 people following refurbishment.

It will host fixtures in the Group Stage and Round of 32. It will also host matches for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, specifically the Group Stage and Round of 16.

According to Saudi Arabia’s bid for the World Cup the current stadium will be demolished and a new one will be built nearby the old location under the same name.

The new stadium will host domestic and international sporting events, while promoting inclusivity, community engagement, commercial sustainability, and economic growth.

The agreement between Nesma & Partners and FCC Construcción builds on the companies’ successful collaboration in executing similar large-scale projects and reflects their intention to work together in submitting the prequalification.

Signing of the deal took place during the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9), which brings together global leaders to explore innovative solutions.

The signing was completed by Samer Abdul Samad, President and CEO of Nesma & Partners, and Rodolfo Illa Giro, MENA and Asia-Pacific BD Manager at FCC Construcción, reaffirming both companies’ partnership in supporting the Kingdom’s sports infrastructure development.

Nesma & Partners group is the leading provider of integrated project solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

With a strong legacy in contracting, Nesma & Partners has grown its footprint both locally through its contracting and industrial services and globally through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kent, a renowned leader in engineering and project management services.

FCC Construcción is a leading company in infrastructure design and construction. It has 125 years of experience in urban infrastructure projects.

Present in more than 22 countries around the world, it ranks 27^th among the top 200 contractors in the world. It is the tenth largest construction company in Europe and the third largest in Spain.

FCC Construcción is a leading company in the design and construction of national and international infrastructure, with extensive experience in the execution of large sports facilities.

Its work includes construction of the Estadio Metropolitano, the RCDE Stadium, and the renovation of the Santiago Bernabéu, among others, as well as the development of the Joan Gamper (FC Barcelona), NOU Mestalla (Valencia), Qiddiya Stadiam (KSA) and Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas (Real Madrid CF) sports complexes.

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