List of football stadiums in the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of football stadiums in the United Arab Emirates. The list includes venues used for professional football and other stadiums with a capacity over 5,000 to have been used for football. The largest non-football stadiums in the UAE are the 18,000-capacity indoor stadium named Etihad Arena, the 17,000-capacity Coca-Cola Arena and the 15,000-capacity Hamdan Sports Complex.

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Existing stadiums

ImageStadiumCityEmirateCapacityTenantsRef.
Ajman Stadium Ajman Ajman 10,000 Ajman Club
Al Dhafra Stadium Madinat Zayed Abu Dhabi 5,020 Al Dhafra SCC
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Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 12,000 Al-Wahda F.C.
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Al-Maktoum Stadium Dubai Dubai 12,000 Al-Nasr Dubai SC
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Al-Rashid Stadium Dubai Dubai 12,000 Al-Ahli Dubai F.C.
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Baniyas Stadium Baniyas Abu Dhabi 9,570 Baniyas F.C.
Emirates Club Stadium Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah 3,000 Emirates Club
Fujairah Club Stadium Fujairah Fujairah 6,000 Al-Fujairah SC [1]
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Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Al Ain Abu Dhabi 25,965 Al Ain FC
Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium Sharjah Sharjah 10,000 Al-Sharjah SCC
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Dubai Dubai 18,000 Al Shabab
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Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 42,056 Al Jazira Club
Police Officers Club Stadium Dubai Dubai 7,500
Sharjah Stadium Sharjah Sharjah 18,578 Al-Sharjah SCC
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Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Al Ain Abu Dhabi 16,000
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Al Ain Abu Dhabi 15,000 Al Ain FC
The Sevens Stadium Dubai Dubai 44,000
Zabeel Stadium Dubai Dubai 8,439 Al-Wasl F.C. [2]
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Zayed Sports City Stadium Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 44,250 United Arab Emirates national football team [3]

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  2. "UAE Pro League - Home". www.uaeproleague.ae. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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