New Laos National Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:New Laos National Stadium
Nickname:ສະໜາມກິລາແຫ່ງຊາດຫຼັກ16
Location:Xaythany, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
Coordinates:18.0619°N 102.7039°W
Opened:2009
Owner:Lao government caretaker Lao Football Federation
Surface:Grass
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Main Contractors:Shanghai Construction Group
Seating Capacity:25,000
Dimensions:95 by 60 m

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.voanews.com/lao/archive/2008-11/2008-11-10-voa7.cfm Laos Confident New Stadium Will Be Completed on Time for SEA Games
  2. Web site: Infos at laoseagames2009.com . 2009-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091204145612/http://www.laoseagames2009.com/v1/venuexMainxStadium.aspx . 2009-12-04 . dead .