Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium (Arabic: ستاد محمد بن زايد) is a multi-purpose stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football and cricket matches and is the home ground of Al Jazira Club. It is named after Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Al-Jazira Stadium
Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium during a match of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Full name	Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	24°27′09.95″N 54°23′31.27″E
Owner	Al-Jazira
Operator	Al-Jazira
Capacity	15,000 (1979–2006) 24,000 (2006–2009) 42,056 (2010–2019)[1] 36,186 (2019–present)[2][3]
Record attendance	40,893 UAE vs Australia (6 September 2016)[4]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1979
Opened	1979
Renovated	2006–2009
Tenants
UAE national team (some matches) Al-Jazira

Capacity change

The stadium's original capacity was 15,000 but it was expanded. Half of the project was completed by December 2006 and the stadium hosted the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup the next month. The UAE won the tournament in the stadium which held 24,000 spectators. The stadium was expanded again for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Trivia

• Hosted 3 List A matches in 1999 between the A teams of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• Hosted 8 matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
• Hosted 3 matches of the 2009 and 2010 FIFA Club World Cups, along with the Zayed Sports City Stadium.

2019 AFC Asian Cup

The Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium hosted seven games of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, including a round of 16 match, a quarter-final match and a semi-final match.

In the semi-final match between Qatar and hosts the United Arab Emirates, the Qatar supporters threw bottles and footwear onto the pitch. This conduct was preceded by the UAE fans booing the Qatari national anthem. Qatar won 4–0 despite the situation, reaching their first Asian Cup final.^[5][6][7][8]

Date	Time	Team No. 1	Result	Team No. 2	Round	Attendance
7 January 2019	20:00	Iran	5–0	Yemen	Group D	5,301
11 January 2019	17:30	Philippines	0–3	China	Group C	16,013
15 January 2019	17:30	Palestine	0–0	Jordan	Group B	20,843
17 January 2019	17:30	Oman	3–1	Turkmenistan	Group F	8,338
20 January 2019	21:00	Iran	2–0	Oman	Round of 16	31,945
24 January 2019	20:00	China	0–3	Iran	Quarter-finals	19,578
29 January 2019	18:00	Qatar	4–0	United Arab Emirates	Semi-finals	38,646

See also

• Lists of stadiums
• List of football stadiums in the United Arab Emirates

References

1. "Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009.
2. "Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium". Al Jazira Club. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
3. "WELCOME GUIDE AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019". AFC. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
4. "Tim Cahill seals World Cup qualifying win for Australia against UAE". the Guardian. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
5. "Qatar 4-0 United Arab Emirates". BBC. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. Aditya (29 January 2019). "Watch: Fans throw shoes at the Qatar players after Almoez Ali scores their second goal against the UAE in the AFC Asian Cup 2019". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "With Shoes and Insults Flying, Qatar Beats U.A.E. and Advances to Asian Cup Final". The New York Times. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
8. "Asian Cup: Qatar pelted with shoes by hostile UAE fans as they thrash hosts 4-0 to reach final". South China Morning Post. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

External links

• Official Site – Al Jazira Club
• Image of the Stadium
• AFL Architects

Preceded by Estadio Azteca Mexico City	FIFA U-17 World Cup Final venue 2013	Succeeded by Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar