Mỹ Đình National Stadium
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The Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình) is a multi-purpose stadium in Nam Từ Liêm district, Hanoi, Vietnam. It has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex. It was officially opened in September 2003 and was the main venue for the Southeast Asian Games later that year, hosting the opening and closing ceremony as well as the men's football and athletics events.[1]
Location | Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Coordinates | 21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E |
Owner | Vietnamese government |
Operator | Vietnam National Sports Complex |
Capacity | 40,192 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Built | 2002–2003 |
Opened | 2 September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-02) |
Renovated | 7 September 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-07) |
Construction cost | US$53 million |
Architect | Hanoi International Group, HISG |
Tenants | |
Vietnam national football team Vietnam women's national football team (Selected matches) Hanoi FC (2023–24 AFC Champions League) |
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international matches. It was also the home venue of the football club Thể Công (now Viettel FC).
Located 10 kilometres north-west of central Hanoi, the 40,192-seat stadium is the second biggest in the country in terms of capacity and was built at a cost of US$53 million. Arched roofs cover the grandstands on the east and west sides of the arena, providing shelter for half of the seats. The area provides training facilities for the teams with two football training grounds located next to the stadium.
Since 2021, the stadium has attracted complaints mainly about the quality of the pitch, starting with its hosting of the Vietnam–Australia match in the third AFC qualification round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[2] It has since come under further scrutiny after hosting Borussia Dortmund in an international friendly, of which the goalpost was broken mid-game,[3] and Southeast Asian teams in the 2022 AFF Championship.[4][5]