As progress continues on the site of Al Rayyan Stadium, eight floodlights of the deconstructed venue site have found a new use at the club's newly-constructed training sites. With the environmental sustainability goal being a key part of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy's (SC) programme from the beginning, the successful deconstruction of the old Al Rayyan Stadium and its surrounding site was completed in February 2015, with at least 90% of existing materials at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium reused and recycled.

Al Rayyan's new training facilities are being built by the SC in order to allow the club to continue with their operations until the stadium is completed in 2019. A total of eight floodlights of the deconstructed Al Rayyan Stadium site are being reused.

Abdulla Al Fehani, SC Al Rayyan Project Manager, said: "We have taken all the necessary measures to ensure that the original Al Rayyan stadium site has a continuous legacy by reusing these materials in the new stadium and other projects linked to the tournament. And the reused floodlights will light the way for Al Rayyan Sports Club, allowing them to prepare for another successful Qatar Stars League season."

Located next to the main stadium site, these lights will reach 1,000 lux on the field of play and 35 metres height. The new training pitches are expected to be handed over by August 2016 in order to make sure that Al Rayyan has purpose-built training facilities even during the construction of the stadium. The club was consulted so the facilities were built according to their requirements.

The new facility will have two parts, one administration building and six pitches with one athletic track, as well as changing rooms. The team changing room facilities include a press room, and player's recovery unit including ice bath areas, sauna and other related training facilities.

While the training pitches are now being finalised with the grass being planted, excavation works were completed recently on the nearby Al Rayyan Stadium site in readiness for the Main Contractor coming on board. Excavation of about 210,000 cubic metres was completed on site, which will be reused as part of the main project for the SC's sustainability commitments.

Al Rayyan Sports Club's new stadium will accommodate 40,000 spectators in tournament mode, with capacity being reduced to 21,000 in legacy mode and those additional demountable seats being sent to nations in need of sporting infrastructure. The resulting space will be used by different sports federations. The precinct surrounding the stadium will also include a range of facilities which will cater to the needs of the people of Al Rayyan.