New Laos National Stadium
ສະໜາມກິລາແຫ່ງຊາດຫຼັກ16 | |
Interior of the stadium on a matchday | |
Interactive map of New Laos National Stadium | |
| Location | Xaythany, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°3′43″N 102°42′14″E / 18.06194°N 102.70389°E |
| Owner | Lao government caretaker Lao Football Federation |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Field size | 95 by 60 m |
| Surface | Grass Track |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Group |
| Tenants | |
The New Laos National Stadium (also known as Lao National Stadium KM16) 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 SEA Games.[1]
Overview
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]
The North Korea national team are currently playing their home games here.
During the 12th Laos National Games, it host the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletic events.
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 Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- World Stadiums: Laos National Stadium
- Worldstadia: Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
- Flickr: Photostream of the Lao SEA Games Stadiums