Zayed Sports City Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zayed Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ستاد مدينة زايد الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Former names | Sheikh Zayed Stadium |
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Location | Saif Ghobash Street, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Coordinates | 24°24′58″N 54°27′13″E |
Owner | Mubadala Development Company |
Operator | Abu Dhabi Entertainment Company |
Executive suites | 6 |
Capacity | 43,206[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Daktronics (3) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1974 |
Opened | January 1980 |
Renovated | 2009 |
Expanded | 2017 |
Construction cost | AED 550 Million |
Architect | Henri Colboc, Pierre Dalidet, George Philippe |
General contractor | Consolidated Contractors Company |
Tenants | |
UAE national football team (1980–present) | |
Website | |
www.zsc.ae |
The largest stadium in the UAE with 45,000 seats,[1] it was featured on the AED 200 banknote.
The stadium was opened in 1979[2] and was renovated in 2009, with many of the facilities and amenities upgraded to ensure that it complies with international standards and can be used for a wide range of events.
The stadium hosted the 1996 AFC Asian Cup including the final, where the United Arab Emirates lost against Saudi Arabia in penalty shoot-outs. The stadium also hosted the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup. The semifinals and finals of 2009 and 2010 FIFA Club World Cups were also held at the stadium. The stadium again hosted the Club World Cup in 2017 and 2018.[3] It also held the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It staged the opening and final matches.