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King Saud University Stadium - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 24°43′45.5″N 46°37′25.3″E / 24.729306°N 46.623694°E

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King Saud University Stadium
Al-Awwal Park
الأول بارك
Construction

View from inside Al-Awwal Park

Former names	King Saud University Stadium (2015–2020) Mrsool Park (2020–2023)
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Public transit	King Saud University Station
Owner	King Saud University
Operator	SMC
Capacity	25,000
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	2011
Built	2011–2014
Opened	7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
Renovated	2020
Construction cost	215m SAR
Builder	Hashem Contracting Company
Tenants
Al Hilal (2018–2020) Al Nassr (2020–present)
Website
victoryarena.com

King Saud University Stadium (KSUS) (Arabic: ملعب جامعة الملك سعود, romanized: ʿmaleab Jāmiʿah al-Malik Saʿūd), known as Al-Awwal Park (Arabic: الأول بارك) due to sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In September 2020, SMC obtained the management rights for operating the stadium. In October 2020, SMC signed a deal with Al Nassr FC for the Al-Awwal Park to become their home stadium.^[1]

History

The construction work on the campus of King Saud University in Western Riyadh started in Spring 2011 and the opening took place in May 2015.^{[citation needed]} The construction work was commissioned to Hashem Contracting Company, based on designs by Michael KC Cheah and his wife Steph, expanding their architectural portfolio of Saudi-based football stadia.

Hashem Contracting Company delivered the stadium following specifications (and FIFA rules for international games) within the budget of 215 million riyals ($57m). The stadium may seem soil-brown or gold depending on the sunlight due to its perforated and metallic outer skin. Mrsool Park went through a renovation at the end of 2020 and this will continue going forward to transform it into a young and family-friendly destination with fan zones and entertainment areas for everyone to enjoy.^[2]

In 2020, the stadium went through a re-branding operation becoming Mrsool Park in November 2020, following the signing with the delivery company Mrsool.^[1]

In 2021, the stadium hosted the Maradona Cup between Boca Juniors and FC Barcelona to honor Diego Maradona, who died the previous year.^[3]

In April 2023, the stadium was renamed Al-Awwal Park after Saudi Awwal Bank signed a $15 million sponsorship deal for the next three years.^[4]