Rashid Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates}} {{Infobox venue | name = Rashid Stadium | nickname = | native_name = استاد راشد | native_name_lang = | fullname = | former_names = | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = 250 px | image_alt = | caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | address = | location = | coordinates =  | type = Stadium | event = Sporting Event | broke_ground = | built = 1948 | opened = 1949 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = Shabab Al-Ahli | surface = | scoreboard = | production = | cost = | architect = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | seating_type = | capacity = 8,015 | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = Shabab Al-Ahli | embedded = | website =  | public_transit = }} '''Rashid Stadium''' ({{langx|ar|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.<ref name="ACguide">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-welcome-guide-en|title=2019 AFC Asian Cup Welcome Guide|access-date=11 January 2019|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref> It was built in 1948.

The stadium hosted several matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,<ref>{{cite web|title=Destination: Dubai|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/destination/cities/city=2358/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521104614/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/destination/cities/city=2358/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2013|website=FIFA.com|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

== 2019 AFC Asian Cup == Rashid Stadium hosted five games of the 2019 Asian Cup, including a Round of 16 match.{{anchor|AC2019}} {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Res. !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance |- |8 January 2019||20:00|| {{fb|KSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 || {{fb|PRK}} ||Group E||style="text-align:center;"|5,075 |- |11 January 2019||15:00|| {{fb|PLE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 || {{fb|AUS}} ||Group B||style="text-align:center;"|11,915 |- |13 January 2019||20:00|| {{fb|TKM}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 || {{fb|UZB}} ||Group F||style="text-align:center;"|4,354 |--- |16 January 2019||17:30|| {{fb|KGZ}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || {{fb|PHL}} ||Group C||style="text-align:center;"|4,217 |- |22 January 2019||17:00|| {{fb|KOR}}||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 (aet) || {{fb|BHR}} ||Round of 16||style="text-align:center;"|7,658 |}

[[File:Rashid Stadium3.jpg|thumb|200px|Rashid Stadium, January 2012 (A.C. Milan vs PSG)]]

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== External links == *[https://int.soccerway.com/venues/united-arab-emirates/al-rashid-stadium/ Soccerway.com]

{{Coord|25.279655|55.360606|display=title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}} {{2019 AFC Asian Cup stadiums}}

Rashid Rashid Category:Sports venues completed in 1948 Rashid Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Arab Emirates Category:Rugby union in Dubai Category:Shabab Al Ahli Club