Zayed Sports City Stadium

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Zayed Sports City Stadium

Interior of the stadium, January 2013
Former names	Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Location	Saif Ghobash Street, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	24°24′58″N 54°27′13″E / 24.41611°N 54.45361°E / 24.41611; 54.45361
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

Zayed Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ستاد مدينة زايد الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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.