Overview
- Design visuals show a “Neom Stadium” perched 350 meters above ground within The Line, the futuristic city in the NEOM project.
- Project materials indicate roughly 46,000 seats with an intention to host World Cup matches up to the quarterfinals.
- Developers state an ambition to power the arena with renewable energy, with the concept presented at the proposal stage.
- NEOM, initially costed at about $500 billion, is a flagship of the Vision 2030 diversification program led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Rights and environmental groups continue to criticize NEOM’s impacts, as Saudi Arabia races to add venues after starting with only two of the 14 required 40,000-plus capacity stadiums in 2024.