Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
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Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium (Template:Langx) 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.
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
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 semi-final match between Qatar and hosts the United Arab Emirates, the UAE 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.[1][2][3][4]
| Date | Time | Team No. 1 | Result | Team No. 2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 7 January 2019 | 20:00 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 5–0 | File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | Group D | 5,301 |
| 11 January 2019 | 17:30 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 0–3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Group C | 16,013 |
| 15 January 2019 | 17:30 |
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| 17 January 2019 | 17:30 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 3–1 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | Group F | 8,338 |
| 20 January 2019 | 21:00 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 2–0 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | Round of 16 | 31,945 |
| 24 January 2019 | 20:00 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0–3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | Quarter-finals | 19,578 |
| 29 January 2019 | 18:00 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 4–0 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | Semi-finals | 38,646 |
See also
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