Al-Maktoum Stadium ( ar, ملعب آل مكتوم) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
Al Nasr SC. The stadium holds roughly 15,000 people.
It was upgraded for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...
.
2019 AFC Asian Cup
Al Maktoum Stadium hosted six games of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, including a Round of 16 and a quarter-final match.
Dubai Super Cup
Al Maktoum Stadium hosted the final of the Dubai Super Cup in December 2022, where
Arsenal F.C. won against
AC Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seaso ...
with a score of 2-1.
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References
External links
WorldStadiums.comStadium images
AFC Asian Cup stadiums
Football venues in the United Arab Emirates
Sports venues in Dubai
Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Arab Emirates
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