Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium covered with Etalbond.

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-Jazeera Club.

[edit] Capacity change

The stadiums original capacity was 15,000 but it is currently going through an expansion stage which will increase the stadiums capacity to an all seater 60,000 ultra-modern air conditioned sporting arena, and the expansion program also includes two residential towers to be built on the stadium. Half of the project was completed by December 2006 and hosted the 18th gulf cup, a tournament later won by the hosts UAE, where the stadium held 24,000 spectators, and it is currently undergoing the final stages of the expansion.

[edit] Trivia

• Some of the matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship were played here.
• Will host some of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup along with Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

[edit] External links

• Image of the Stadium
• Article about the expansion

Coordinates: 24°27′10″N 54°23′31″E / 24.452765°N 54.392018°E / 24.452765; 54.392018