Sports City

Sports of all kinds are well-liked in Saudi Arabia. For thousands of years, people in the Arabian Peninsula have enjoyed sports. Modern sports are also well-appreciated nowadays, mainly soccer. Saudi Arabia provides a variety of sporting facilities for the youth, such as playgrounds, leisure areas, indoor and outdoor courts, soccer fields, and lodging for child camps. The sports clubs plan neighborhood events all year long.

In an effort to promote sports and increase public accessibility to sports, Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Sports City was established. This stadium has several contemporary amenities so that all Saudis can routinely exercise or participate in popular sports. Al Khobar city in Al Dammam is home to Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Sports City. It is constructed on a total area of 100.000 square meters. It has the following facilities:

• Administration Building
• VIP Lounge
• Mosque
• Indoor sports building
• First class and VIP terraces
• Second class terraces
• Royal cabin
• ​Outdoor fields zone
• Youth centers
• Youth houses

A professional Saudi soccer league and championship league is wildly popular among Saudis – friends and families. They often gather at this stadium to cheer on their favorite teams. Saudi Royal families prefer sitting in the Royal cabin and VIP Lounge to witness the matches. It has massive arenas for the following sports:

• ​​​Soccer
• Pool
• Squash
• Basketball

Additionally, this stadium conducts local, national, and international sports competitions. Athletes who perform well in these competitions are accepted into exclusive training programs for regional and international competitions. They provide athletic training in a setting that promotes Saudi Arabia's heritage. The youth houses have contemporary sleeping, dining, sporting, and leisure amenities. The top young athletes from these programs are then chosen for intense training in preparation for Saudi Arabia's participation in international competitions.

Women can now exercise and participate in various sports without compromising their privacy, expanding their sporting aspirations from local to international competitions in this stadium. They strictly adhere to International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rules. National-level women's basketball competitions have taken place in this stadium.

How to explore Sports City?

• Catch some live champions league soccer matches at the outdoor stadium.
• The indoor stadium conducts live matches for basketball, squash, and pool. Come to cheer for your favorite team.
• Various sporting endeavors and community events are conducted at the youth center. Participate in these activities or be a spectator to encourage your loved ones.
• Don't miss out on witnessing women's competitions held here.
• In the stadium stands, designated 'family sections' for women are segregated from the male-only crowd by walls. Besides separate entrances and parking spaces for female spectators, the stadium is equipped with female prayer sections, restrooms, and smoking places.
• Come here during training to see the famous footballers training hard.
• Walk or a jog at this neatly maintained stadium is something you wouldn't want to miss.