New Laos National Stadium
The New Laos National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vientiane, Laos that was built in 2009. It is used mostly for football matches. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.[1]
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 Interior of the stadium on a matchday | |
| Location | Xaythany, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos |
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| Coordinates | 18°3′43″N 102°42′14″E |
| Owner | Lao government caretaker Lao Football Federation |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Field size | 95 by 60 m |
| Surface | Grass Track |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Group |
| Tenants | |
Laos national football team (2009–present) Ezra F.C. (2009–present) Young Elephants FC (2015–present) Master 7 FC (2018–present) | |
Overview
Exterior view of New Laos National Stadium
Upon completion, it replaced the previous Laos National Stadium. The Laos National Sports Complex is located about 17 km from the centre of Vientiane City and comprises a 25,000-seat main stadium, a 2,000-seat indoor aquatics complex, with an outdoor warm-up pool, a tennis centre consisting of 2,000 seating capacity centre court plus six other tennis courts, two indoor stadiums each with a seating capacity of 3,000 and an indoor shooting range with 50 seats.[2]
See also
References
- Laos Confident New Stadium Will Be Completed on Time for SEA Games
- "Infos at laoseagames2009.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
External links
- FootballFans.eu: New Laos National Stadium
- cafe.daum.net/stade: Nouveau Stade National du Laos
- Soccerway: New Laos National Stadium
- Stadionwelt: Laos National Stadium
- World Stadiums: Laos National Stadium
- Worldstadia: Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
- Flickr: Photostream of the Lao SEA Games Stadiums
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