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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
{{Infobox venue
| name                = Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
| nickname            = Al-Jazira Stadium 
| image               = [[File:IRN-YMN 20190107 Asian Cup 4.jpg|250px]]
| caption             = Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium during a match of the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]].
| fullname            = Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
| location            = [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| coordinates         = {{Coord|24|27|09.95|N|54|23|31.27|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium}}
| broke_ground        = {{start date and age|2025}}
| built               = {{start date and age|2026}}
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| renovated           = {{start date and age|2026}}
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| owner               = [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
| operator            = [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
| surface             = Grass
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| tenants             = [[United Arab Emirates national football team]]<br />[[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
| capacity            = {{small|15,000 (1979–2006)<br />24,000 (2006–2009)}}<br />42,056 (2010–2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |url=http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007637/index.html |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719101638/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007637/index.html |archive-date=19 July 2009 |url-status=deviated}}</ref><br/>36,186 (2019–2025)<ref>{{cite web | title=Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium | publisher=Al Jazira Club | url=https://www.jc.ae/en/football/mohamed-bin-zayed-stadium/ | access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=WELCOME GUIDE AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 | url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-welcome-guide-en |publisher=AFC | access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
| record_attendance   = {{formatnum:40,893}}<br />[[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]] vs [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]<br />(6 September 2016)<ref>{{cite news | title=Tim Cahill seals World Cup qualifying win for Australia against UAE | work=the Guardian | date=6 September 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/06/tim-cahill-seals-world-cup-qualifying-win-for-australia-against-uae | access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
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'''Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|ستاد محمد بن زايد}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. It is currently used mostly for [[Association football|football]] and [[cricket]] matches and is the home ground of [[Al Jazira Club]]. It is named after [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]].

== 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 cricket|List A]] matches in 1999 between the A teams of [[India A cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan A cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka]].
* Hosted 8 matches of the [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]].
* Hosted 3 matches of the [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup|2009]] and [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]]s, along with the [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]].

== 2019 AFC Asian Cup ==
Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium hosted seven games for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]], including a round of 16 match, a quarter-final match and a semi-final match.

In the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Qatar vs United Arab Emirates|semi-final match]] between [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] and hosts the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]], the UAE supporters threw bottles and [[Shoe tossing|footwear]] onto the pitch. This conduct was preceded by the UAE fans booing the [[As-Salam al-Amiri|Qatari national anthem]]. Qatar won 4–0 despite the situation, reaching their first Asian Cup final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar 4-0 United Arab Emirates|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47049246|access-date=1 February 2019 |publisher=BBC |date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: Fans throw shoes at the Qatar players after Almoez Ali scores their second goal against the UAE in the AFC Asian Cup 2019|access-date=1 February 2019|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1031989/watch-fans-throw-shoes-at-the-qatar-players-after-almoez-ali-scores-their-second-goal-against-the-uae-in-the-afc-asian-cup-2019/ |author=Aditya |work=Fox Sports Asia |date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=With Shoes and Insults Flying, Qatar Beats U.A.E. and Advances to Asian Cup Final |date=29 January 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/sports/qatar-uae-boycott-asian-cup.html|access-date=1 February 2019 |work=The New York Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Cup: Qatar pelted with shoes by hostile UAE fans as they thrash hosts 4-0 to reach final |access-date=1 February 2019 |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2184193/asian-cup-uae-fans-pelt-qatar-players-shoes-hosts-are-thrashed-4-0|work=South China Morning Post |date=30 January 2019}}</ref>


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time
!Team No. 1
!Result
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|7 January 2019||20:00|| {{fb|IRN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D#Iran vs Yemen|5–0]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"| 5,301
|-
|11 January 2019||17:30|| {{fb|PHL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C#Philippines vs China|0–3]] || {{fb|CHN}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"| 16,013
|-
|15 January 2019||17:30|| {{fb|PLE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B#Palestine vs Jordan|0–0]] || {{fb|JOR}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 20,843
|---
|17 January 2019||17:30|| {{fb|OMA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F#Oman vs Turkmenistan|3–1]] || {{fb|TKM}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"| 8,338
|-
|20 January 2019||21:00|| {{fb|IRN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Iran vs Oman|2–0]] || | {{fb|OMA}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|31,945
|-
|24 January 2019||20:00|| {{fb|CHN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#China PR vs Iran|0–3]] || {{fb|IRN}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|19,578
|-
|29 January 2019||18:00|| {{fb|QAT}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Qatar vs United Arab Emirates|4–0]] || {{fb|UAE}} ||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|38,646
|}

==See also==

* [[Lists of stadiums]]
* [[List of football stadiums in the United Arab Emirates]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110316111859/http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php Official Site – Al Jazira Club]
*[http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_east/uae/abu_dhabi_bin.shtml Image of the Stadium]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110903101130/http://www.afl-uk.com/ProjectDetail.aspx?projectID=28 AFL Architects]

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before=[[Estadio Azteca]] <br />[[Mexico City]]|
after=[[Estadio Sausalito]]<br />[[Viña del Mar]]|
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{{2019 AFC Asian Cup stadiums}}
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[[Category:Al Jazira Club]]
[[Category:Football venues in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Football venues in Abu Dhabi]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Abu Dhabi]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]