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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Muscat, Oman}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex<br>مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي
| nickname = 
| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi during the Community Event, at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, in Muscat, Oman on February 11, 2018 (2).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| location = [[Bawshar|Bowsher]], [[Muscat]], [[Oman]]
| caption = Shri Narendra Modi at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium on 11 February 2018
| coordinates = {{coord|23|34|23|N|58|23|58|E|type:landmark_region:OM|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 17 September 1982 Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Towell
| opened = 19 October 1985
| renovated = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Politics of Oman|Government of Oman]]
| operator = Ministry of Sports Affairs
| surface = [[Grass]]
| dimensions = 50 Hectares
| construction_cost = 
| architect = Roy Lancaster Associates
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[Oman national football team]]<br>[[Bosher Club]]<br>
[[Muscat Club]]
| seating_capacity = 28,000<ref name="MS">{{cite web |title=مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي |url=https://mcsy.om/?page_id=4477 |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth |access-date=8 December 2023 |language=ar}}</ref>
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The '''Sultan Qaboos Stadium''' at the '''Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex''' ({{langx|ar|مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي}}), also known locally as '''Boshar''' ({{langx|ar|بوشر}}), is a government-owned [[multi-purpose stadium]] in the [[Bawshar|Boshar]] district of [[Muscat]], [[Oman]]. It is currently used mostly for [[Association football|football]] matches. It has facilities for athletics too and has also staged field hockey matches. The stadium originally had a capacity of over 40,000, but after recent renovations the capacity was reduced to 28,000.<ref name="MS" /> It is the home stadium of the [[Oman national football team]]. The Qaboos Stadium was used as the main stadium in the [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in 2009, and was also used in the [[13th Arabian Gulf Cup]] competition in 1996. The Complex has strong security, in addition to over 10,000 parking slots.

In [[field hockey]], the stadium hosted the [[2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy]].

==See also==
* [[List of football stadiums in Oman]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_east/oman/muscat_qaboos.shtml Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex] – World Stadiums

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[[Category:Football venues in Oman]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Muscat, Oman]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Oman]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Oman]]
[[Category:National stadiums]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Oman]]


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