Tag: Asian Cup

King Fahd Stadium to host AFC showpiece Final

Article posted by Coliseum, March 17^th, 2026

Riyadh’s (Saudi Arabia) King Fahd Sport City Stadium will host the opening and closing matches of next year’s Asian Cup, officials announced recently with the football showpiece seen as a precursor to the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. ‘ARAB NEWS’ stated that Saudi Arabia was awarded the... » Read more

Host venues named for 2026 U23 Asian Cup

Article posted by Coliseum, September 24^th, 2025

The Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and Jeddah have been chosen as host cities for the junior Asian Cup next year in Saudi Arabia. The two cities will stage the tournament from 7 to 25 January 2026, with 16 teams competing for the U23 Asian Cup crown. The 27,000-seat Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports... » Read more

Qatar Asian Cup spectacle cram-full crowd

Article posted by Coliseum, February 8^th, 2024

The ongoing edition of the Asian Cup in Qatar has been extremely popular with fan attendances soaring. Snapshots: 1,068,587 fans have attended the 2023 Asian Cup so far; Eleven (11) matches still to go in the tournament; and The Asian Cup is being held in nine venues in and around Doha... » Read more

Qatar to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Article posted by Coliseum, October 18^th, 2022

2022 World Cup hosts Qatar will stage the 2023 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on October 17th, after China withdrew earlier this year because of COVID. ‘The National’ stated that China in June 2019 won the bid to host the event but pulled out in May because of its... » Read more

Saudi Arabia proffers to host AFC 2027

Article posted by Coliseum, February 20^th, 2020

Saudi Arabia has proffered to play host to the 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup national team soccer tournament. With this, the Middle Eastern country is looking to add a major soccer tournament to its event hosting slate. The 2027 Asian Cup is the continent’s premier men’s... » Read more

2023 Asian Cup host China plans 9 football stadiums by 2021

Article posted by Coliseum, June 24^th, 2019

China has won the bid to host the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament plans to construct nine new football-only stadiums by the end of 2021. Asia’s football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa said that China’s staging of the 2023 Asian Cup would serve as “launchpad”... » Read more

Coliseum Summit MENA sails to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Article posted by Coliseum, August 10^th, 2018

Coliseum – a top name in international stadium conferences – is making a comeback to the UAE this year with its flagship Coliseum Summit MENA 2018 scheduled to be held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island on Sept. 19-20. The Abu Dhabi summit is geared to meet the demands of the... » Read more