Al-Jazira Stadium | |
Full name | Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
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Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Coordinates | 24°27′09.95″N 54°23′31.27″E / 24.4527639°N 54.3920194°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 |
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.