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, it was featured on the AED 200 banknote. The stadium was opened in 1979 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. It also held the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It staged the opening and final matches. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article MapGamesCountry venues View Larger Map | Get Directions Post your comment herePost Comment --- Today Top Games --- CF Montréal - Inter Miami CF D.C. United - Atlanta United FC Estudiantes de La Plata - Velez Sarsfield FC Cincinnati - Chicago Fire GAIS - Malmö FF Paris Saint-Germain FC - Bayern München Portland Timbers - New England Revolution Real Madrid - Borussia Dortmund Real Salt Lake - St. Louis City SC San Jose Earthquakes - New York Red Bulls Unión Española - Universidad de Chile --- Tomorrow Top Games --- IFK Göteborg - IK Sirius Seattle Sounders - Columbus Crew Universidad Católica - Colo Colo USA - Mexico --- Recent games --- Peru - Liga 1Peru - Liga 3------ - Club World Cup------ - CONCACAF Gold Cup------ - Womens Euro select match 02-Jul --- Juan P II 1:1 Melgar select match 03-Jul --- Rauker 0:3 H/ncayo B03-Jul --- Univers B 3:1 Pariacoto select match 01-Jul --- R. Madrid 1:0 Juventus01-Jul --- Dortmund 2:1 Monterrey04-Jul --- Fluminense 2:1 Al-Hilal04-Jul --- Palmeiras 1:2 Chelsea select match 02-Jul --- USA 2:1 Guatemala02-Jul --- Mexico 1:0 Honduras select match 02-Jul --- Iceland 0:1 Finland02-Jul --- Switz 1:2 Norway03-Jul --- Belgium 0:1 Italy03-Jul --- Spain 5:0 Portugal04-Jul --- Denmark 0:1 Sweden04-Jul --- Germany 2:0 Poland05-Jul --- Wales 0:3 Nth lands Stories Club World Cup Qualification A-League 2025 ending Transfer talk Liverpool 2025 Season Liverpool Influence in the Champions League Sports-Themed Online Games Taiwo Awoniyi at Nottingham Forest