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Rashid Stadium

Coordinates: 25°16′47″N 55°21′38″E / 25.279655°N 55.360606°E / 25.279655; 55.360606
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Rashid Stadium
استاد راشد
Map
OperatorShabab Al-Ahli
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Sporting Event
Capacity8,015
Construction
Built1948
Opened1949
Tenants
Shabab Al-Ahli

Rashid Stadium (Arabic: استاد راشد) is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches. The stadium holds 8,015 people. For AFC Asian Cup 2019 stadium was expanded with temporal stands to 12,056 seats.[1] It was built in 1948.

The stadium hosted several matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[2] and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

2019 AFC Asian Cup

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Rashid Stadium hosted five games of the 2019 Asian Cup, including a Round of 16 match.

Date Time Team No. 1 Res. Team No. 2 Round Attendance
8 January 2019 20:00  Saudi Arabia 4–0  North Korea Group E 5,075
11 January 2019 15:00  Palestine 0–3  Australia Group B 11,915
13 January 2019 20:00  Turkmenistan 0–4  Uzbekistan Group F 4,354
16 January 2019 17:30  Kyrgyzstan 3–1  Philippines Group C 4,217
22 January 2019 17:00  South Korea 2–1 (aet)  Bahrain Round of 16 7,658
Rashid Stadium, January 2012 (A.C. Milan vs PSG)

References

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  1. ^ "2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Destination: Dubai". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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25°16′47″N 55°21′38″E / 25.279655°N 55.360606°E / 25.279655; 55.360606