Zayed Sports City Stadium

  • Asian Cup 1996
  • Junior World Championship 2003
  • FIFA Club World Cup 2009
  • FIFA Club World Cup 2010
  • Matches of the national football team
  • UAE Cup final

The Zayed Sports City Stadium (Arabic ستاد مدينة زايد الرياضية ) is a multifunctional stadium in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It is mostly used for football matches. Was opened the stadium in 1980, at that time, it offered 60,000 spectators. Meanwhile, the capacity of a few conversions only 49,500 seats. The stadium is located just outside the city center in the south-east of Abu Dhabi. It is the center of the Zayed Sports City complex. There is also the seat of the national football association, the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

1996 were held in this stadium Games of the Asian Cup. Here in 2003 with more batches of the Junior World Cup took place, including the final between Spain and Brazil. The Zayed Sports City Stadium was also one of the venues for the FIFA Club World Cup 2009. To this end, in 2009 extensive renovations were carried out.

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