Doha, Qatar: Qatar on Friday inaugurated its fourth FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament venue in Al Rayyan area and will be retain its old name of Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. The stadium was named after the fifth ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani, and the first Qatari ruler to bear the title Amir. Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani was born around 1920 in Doha. He became the Ruler of Qatar on October 24, 1960 upon the abdication of his father. The stadium, situated in one of Qatar's most historic cities, was open during the Amir Cup final which was attended by the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Qatar National Day and exactly two years before the country hosts the FIFA World Cup final. The Amir Cup final between the two Qatar Stars League clubs Al Sadd and Al Arabi was attended by 20,000 spectators with 50% of the available seats allocated to people who have previously contracted the Corona virus in which Al Sadd emerged victorious 2-1. A host of dignitaries attended including FIFA president Gianni Infantino, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, and AFC president Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa) were present at the venue which will host seven matches from the group stages until the quarter-finals. The venue, home to Al Rayyan Club, before its demolition in 2015 is within walking distance of Al Riffa Station on Doha Metro’s Green Line. The stadium’s most striking feature is a glowing façade, comprised of patterns that characterize different aspects of Qatar: the importance of family, the beauty of the desert, native flora and fauna, and local and international trade. A fifth shape – a shield – brings together all the others, representing the strength and unity that is particularly relevant to the city of Al Rayyan. The inauguration of the new 40,000-capacity stadium follows the successful redevelopment of Khalifa International and the inaugurations of two venues, Al Janoub and Education City. After Qatar 2022, the capacity will be reduced to 20,000 following the removal of the modular upper tier, with the seats being re-purposed into sporting facilities across Qatar and overseas. Six football training pitches, a cricket pitch, horse riding track, cycling track, gym equipment and an athletics track are the other sporting facilities at the new stadium. Previously, on two occasions Qatar inaugurated the World Cup venues by hosting the Amir Cup final - Khalifa International in 2017 and Al Janoub in 2019. The Amir Cup is one of the prestigious competition in Qatar, and is usually held in May but this year had to moved to a new date on account of the pandemic. The final is graced by the Emir of Qatar and he gives away the trophies and medals to the players of teams who feature in the final. The 2022 World Cup, will be held in eight stadiums and organisers have said they will be completed well in advance of the tournament, which will be staged in November- December period and will kick off on 21 November 2022. The hosts of the next football extravaganza have said 90 percent of the work on the remaining four stadiums has been complete. The Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar’s oldest stadium, was renovated and reopened in 2017 with a 40,000-seat capacity. Al Janoub Stadium became the first FIFA World Cup ready venue to be built from scratch when it opened in 2019. In June, Education City Stadium with a capacity of 40,000 seats was opened. Most of the work of the Al Bayt Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000 seats and which will host the opening ceremony and the first match of the tournament, has been completed and is expected to host its first official match in the coming months, the date which has not been announced yet. Three more stadiums are slated to be completed by the end of next year. Thumama Stadium, with its iconic 'gahfiya' design and a capacity of 40,000 seats, Lusail Stadium, the biggest of all the FIFA World Cup venues with 80,000 capacity and host of the FIFA World Cup final match; and Ras Abu Aboud; the first fully demountable FIFA World Cup venue history with a capacity of 40,000 seats.