Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Explained

Stadium Name:Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Seating Capacity:1,500
Tenants:Tonga national football team
Veitongo FC
Surface:Grass
Closed:2022
Opened:2001
Coordinates:-21.19°N -175.223°W
Location: Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Fullname:Loto-Tonga Soka Centre

The Loto-Tonga Soka Centre was a football facility in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It was funded by FIFA through the world football body's Goal Programme and was opened in 2001. It hosted matches of the first round of the OFC 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1] The main office of the Tonga Football Association was also located within the venue.[2] It had a capacity of 1,500 and was home to the Tonga national football team and Veitongo FC.[3] The facility was closed and the land was redeveloped for the construction of the Tonga Football Association Stadium.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: History-making Cook Islands and Samoa open brightly. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902203309/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=8/news=history-making-cook-islands-and-samoa-open-brightly-2674199.html. dead. September 2, 2015. 31 August 2015. FIFA. 31 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Contact. Tonga Football Association. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110013912/http://www.tongafootball.to/tabid/1238/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 10 November 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, home to Veitongo, Tonga - Football Ground Map. 2021-02-16. www.footballgroundmap.com.
  4. Web site: Infrastructure Upgrade in the Future for Tonga . Oceania Football Confederation . 27 September 2023.