Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Kuwait City

Kuwait City

-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...

, Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 18,500. This stadium had also hotsed Kuwait's national team matches during the qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, which they failed to reach.The Stadium hosted the final matches of the Kuwait Emir Cup

Kuwait Emir Cup

The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...

 and Kuwait Crown Cup for the last 5 seasons.This Stadium also hosted matches for the National team

Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...

 during the 1974 Gulf Cup of Nations

1974 Gulf Cup of Nations

The 3rd Gulf Cup of Nations was held in Kuwait, between March 15 to March 29, 1974. All matches were played Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.The format of the competition was different from 1972, as the finals were expanded from 5 to 6 teams, and therefore there was a new system for the championship,...

, were kuwait won their third title after winning 4-0 against Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...

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