Qatar Airways to Sponsor Historic Amir Cup FinalShowdown

 


Qatar Airways to Sponsor Historic Amir Cup FinalShowdown

 

‘Qatar Classico’ will bring rivals Al Sadd SC and Al Rayyan SCtogether for the nation’s premier cup competition

 

Al Thumama Stadium will host the final , marking the completion of the sixth FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ venue

 

20October 2021       

DOHA, Qatar –Qatar Airways is excited to participate as the Official AirlineSponsor of the highly anticipated 49thAmir Cup finalclashbetween Al Sadd SC and Al Rayyan SCon Friday. The match will take place at the sixth and latest FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™venue, Al Thumama Stadium.

The high stakes match-up will feature two of the country’s biggest clubs,marking little over a year until the start of the FIFA World Cup™. The Amir Cup features teams from all tiers, making it a household name in the Qatari football calendar.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “The Amir Cup final will give us more than one reason to celebrate by uniting fans and acknowledging how close we are towards hosting the first ever FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East. The Al ThumamaStadium is an architectural masterpiece and will serve as the perfect venue for us to mark the occasion in the presence of a thrilling atmosphere. We are excited to play a role in this celebration of football and leave our mark by uniting people of all ages and backgrounds together.”

As part of preparations for the match, fans will receive a unique smart technology identification card – a FanID, which will be utilised as an access pass to enter the stadium, while also providing free access to the Doha Metro on match day.

The Amir Cup final will witness 100 per cent occupancy of spectators for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while operating in line with public health requirements.With a capacity of 40,000 seats, the state-of-the-art Al Thumama Stadium resembles the design of the traditional ‘gahfiya’ head cap, paying tribute to the piece of clothing that is donned by Arabsacross the region. It will host six matches during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™, in addition to eight FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ matches through to the quarter-finals.Post-World Cup Al Thumama Stadium's seating capacity will be reduced from 40,000 to 20,000, andthe seats removed from the stadium will be donated to countries in need of sporting infrastructure.

 

The airline sponsored the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020™, and has an extensive global sports partnership portfolio that includes football-governing bodies such as FIFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. As FIFA’s Official Partner, Qatar Airways has sponsored mega events including the 2019 and 2020 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup™, and will sponsor the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Qatar Airways also sponsors some of the world’s topfootball clubs including Al Sadd SC, Boca Juniors, FC Bayern München, K.A.S. Eupen, and Paris Saint-Germain.

 

The national carrier of the State of Qatar continues to rebuild its network, which currently stands at over 140 destinations. With more frequencies being added to key hubs, Qatar Airways offers unrivalled connectivity to passengers, making it easy for them to connect to a destination of their choice, seamlessly.

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax, in addition to securing five additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge, World’s Best Business Class Airline Seat, World’s Best Business Class Onboard Catering and Best Airline in the Middle East. The airline continues to stand alone at the top of the industry having won the main prize for an unprecedented sixth time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021). The airline’s hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA), was also recently recognised as the ‘Best Airport in the World 2021’, ranking at number one in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.

In addition to this, Qatar Airways is the first global airline in the world to achieve the prestigious 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating by Skytrax. This follows the success of Hamad International Airport (HIA) as the first airport in the Middle East and Asia to be awarded a Skytrax 5-Star COVID-19 Airport Safety Rating. These awards provide assurance to passengers around the world that the airline’s health and safety standards are subject to the highest possible standards of professional, independent scrutiny and assessment. For full details of all the measures that have been implemented on board and at HIA, please visit qatarairways.com/safety.

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