Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

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Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah

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The exterior of the stadium in February 2014
Location	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Owner	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Operator	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Capacity	28,000[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	August 1980; 41 years ago (1980-08)
Opened	23 September 1983; 38 years ago (1983-09-23)
Construction cost	S$100 million
Architect	SAA Partnership
Tenants
Brunei national football team Brunei DPMM FC

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened on 23 September 1983. It was named after Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Construction[]

Unusually for a public building in Brunei, members of the public donated and contributed towards the building of the stadium. Although the final collection of $1,102,761.57 accounted for a little more than 1.1 percent of the total building cost ($100 million), the public participation showed the Bruneians' great interest and support for this project. The entire project cost for the stadium is about $100 million.

Opening[]

It was opened on 23 September 1983, the date was chosen to celebrate the 69th birthday of Bolkiah's father and predecessor Omar Ali Saifuddien III. On the evening of the opening day, a friendly football match was played between the Brunei national football team and an invited English Football League team, Sheffield United. Despite the jet lag and the humid weather, Sheffield United won 1–0. The next day another match was held between United and a Brunei invited team which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[2]

Major events[]

1999[]

• 20th Southeast Asian Games on 7–15 August.

2002[]

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on 16–26 August.

2005[]

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on 13–25 March.

2007[]

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on 3–12 March.

2012[]

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on 9–23 August.

2014[]

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on 24 February–9 March.

References[]

Coordinates: 4°55′44.5″N 114°56′43.6″E / 4.929028°N 114.945444°E / 4.929028; 114.945444