Mỹ Đình National Stadium

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Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình
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The exterior of Mỹ Đình National Stadium
LocationNam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E / 21.02056°N 105.763806°E / 21.02056; 105.763806
OwnerVietnamese government
OperatorVietnam National Sports Complex
Capacity40,192
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2002; 20 years ago (2002)
Built2002–2003
Opened2 September 2003; 18 years ago (2003-09-02)
Renovated7 September 2016; 5 years ago (2016-09-07)
Construction costUS$53 million
Architect,
Tenants
Vietnam national football team (2003–present)
Vietnam women's national football team (2003–present)
Phu Dong FC

The Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình) is a multi-use stadium in Nam Từ Liêm, 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]

The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international friendly matches. It was also home to Thể Công.

Located 10 kilometres north-west of central Hanoi, the 40,000-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.

History[]

Ideas for a new national stadium in Vietnam were marked up in 1998 as the government conducted a prefeasibility study for a national sports complex.[2] In July 2000, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải approved a project of a stadium at the heart of Vietnam's National Sports Complex in preparation for hosting the 2003 Southeast Asian Games. Four firms, namely Hanoi International Group (HISG - China), Philipp Holzmann (Germany), Bouygues (France), and Lemna-Keystone (United States), participated in the bidding of the stadium's construction. The process was controversial due to violations of technical and financial requirements in HISG and Holzmann's bids, corruption allegations involving a French donation, and the intransparency in the panel's decision making.[3][4][5] In the end, HISG won the bid and signed a commitment contract on August 14, 2001.

Construction on the stadium started in 2002. During the developmental phase, the stadium was referred to as Sân vận động Trung tâm ("central stadium"). The stadium was architecturally complete in June 2003. In August 2003, the stadium was officially named Mỹ Đình National Stadium, taking after the name of the commune area the stadium is located within. It was inaugurated on September 2, 2003, to coincide with Vietnam's National Day.[6]

Interior[]

Mỹ Đình National Stadium

Stands[]

Mỹ Đình has 4 stands. The A & B stands (or east and west stands, respectively) are covered each by an arched roof weighing 2,300 tonnes. These two stands have two tiers and are 25.8 m (85 ft) tall while the C & D stands (or south and north stands) are single-tiered and 8.4 m (28 ft) tall. In total, the stadium has a capacity of 40,192 seats, including 450 VIP seats and 160 seats for journalists.[1]

The A stands Mỹ Đình National Stadium

Field[]

The playing grass field has a size of 105m x 67m, surrounded by an 8-lane athletics track and other athletics facilities.[1]


Events[]

Sporting events[]

A massive crowd of fans are thrilled at the MTV EXIT

The stadium officially opened on September 2, 2003, with the opening friendly match between the Vietnam U23 and Shanghai Shenhua from Chinese Super League.

It hosted the 2003 Southeast Asian Games (opening ceremony, football and athletics, closing ceremony), and 2003 ASEAN Para Games.

In July 2007, Mỹ Đình Stadium hosted the Group B of 2007 AFC Asian Cup along with Quân khu 7 Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City), quarter-final match (Japan vs Australia) and semi-final match (Japan vs Saudi Arabia).

Mỹ Đình Stadium held the opening ceremony of the 2009 Asian Indoor Games from October 30, 2009 to November 8.

In December 2010, it held Group B of 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup from December 2 to December 8.

In addition, this stadium held many domestic and international football competitions:

The three runners-up from the third round groups played each other at a neutral venue on 25, 27 and 29 March 2012. Vietnam was later chosen by the AFC Competitions Committee as the neutral venue, with games played at Hanoi's Mỹ Đình Stadium.

Entertainment events[]

MTV EXIT concert at Mỹ Đình National Stadium

Mỹ Đình National Stadium has hosted many entertainment events. On January 10, 2010, VTV held a concert featuring local famous singers. On March 27, 2010, a MTV Exit concert was held here with the appearance of Super Junior, a Korean boyband, Kate Miller, an Australian singer along with many Vietnamese singers. Recently, on October 1, 2011, the Irish boyband Westlife put a stop here as a part of their Gravity Tour; about 11,000 people attended the concert. The stadium was also the starting line of The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012. On May 26, 2013, MTV Exit held a concert featuring the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan to raise awareness about human trafficking and modern slavery.

The stadium has also been the venue for various K-pop concerts. It was the venue for a special concert of MBC's Music Core on December 8, 2012 and KBS's Music Bank World Tour on March 28, 2015.

Tournament results[]

The stadium has hosted several international FIFA matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held at the Mỹ Đình Stadium.

2003 Southeast Asian Games[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
30 November 2003 15:00  Indonesia 1–0  Laos Group A (opening match) N/A
30 November 2003 17:30  Thailand 1–1  Vietnam Group A N/A
9 December 2003 16:00  Thailand 2–0  Myanmar Semi-final N/A
9 December 2003 19:00  Vietnam 4–3  Malaysia Semi-final N/A
12 December 2003 16:30  Malaysia 1–1 (4–2 pen.)  Myanmar Bronze medal match N/A
12 December 2003 19:00  Thailand 2–1  Vietnam Final N/A

2004 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
11 December 2004 17:00  Laos 2–1  Cambodia Group Stage N/A
11 December 2004 19:30  Vietnam 0–3  Indonesia Group Stage N/A
13 December 2004 17:00  Singapore 6–2  Laos Group Stage N/A
13 December 2004 19:30  Indonesia 8–0  Cambodia Group Stage N/A
15 December 2004 18:00  Vietnam 3–0  Laos Group Stage N/A

2007 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
24 January 2007 19:00  Vietnam 0–2  Thailand Semifinals first leg 40.000

2007 AFC Asian Cup[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
8 July 2007 19:30  Vietnam 2–0  United Arab Emirates Group B 39,450
9 July 2007 17:15  Japan 1–1  Qatar Group B 5,000
12 July 2007 19:30  Qatar 1–1  Vietnam Group B 40,000
13 July 2007 20:30  United Arab Emirates 1–3  Japan Group B 5,000
16 July 2007 17:15  Vietnam 1–4  Japan Group B 40,000
21 July 2007 17:15  Japan 1–1 (4–3 pen.)  Australia Quarter-final 25,000
25 July 2007 20:15  Japan 2–3  Saudi Arabia Semi-final 10,000

2008 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
17 December 2008 19:00  Vietnam 0–0  Singapore Semifinals first leg 40.000
28 December 2008 19:30  Vietnam 1–1  Thailand Final second leg 40.000

2010 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
2 December 2010 17:00  Singapore 1–1  Philippines Group Stage N/A
2 December 2010 19:30  Vietnam 7–1  Myanmar Group Stage 40.000
5 December 2010 17:00  Singapore 2–1  Myanmar Group Stage N/A
5 December 2010 19:30  Philippines 2–0  Vietnam Group Stage 40.000
8 December 2010 19:30  Vietnam 1–0  Singapore Group Stage 40.000
18 December 2010 19:00  Vietnam 0–0  Malaysia Semifinals second leg 40.000

2014 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
22 November 2014 16:00  Philippines 4–1  Laos Group Stage N/A
22 November 2014 19:00  Vietnam 2–2  Indonesia Group Stage N/A
25 November 2014 16:00  Philippines 4–0  Indonesia Group Stage N/A
25 November 2014 19:00  Laos 0–3  Vietnam Group Stage N/A
28 tháng 11 năm 2014 19:00  Vietnam 3–1  Philippines Group Stage N/A
11 December 2014 19:00  Vietnam 2–4  Malaysia Semifinals second leg N/A

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
8 October 2015 19:00  Vietnam 1–1  Iraq Group F 10.000
13 October 2015 19:00  Vietnam 0–3  Thailand Group F 35.000
24 March 2016 19:00  Vietnam 4–1  Chinese Taipei Group F 18.350

2016 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
7 December 2016 19:00  Vietnam 2–2 (3–4(a.e.t.)  Indonesia Semifinals second leg 40.000

2018 AFF Championship[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
16 November 2018 19:30  Vietnam 2–0  Malaysia Group Stage 40.000
6 December 2018 19:30  Vietnam 2–1  Philippines Semifinals second leg 38.816
15 December 2018 19:30  Vietnam 1–0  Malaysia Finals second leg 44.625

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)[]

Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
10 October 2019 20:00  Vietnam 1–0  Malaysia Group G (Second round) 38.256
14 November 2019 20:00  Vietnam 1–0  United Arab Emirates 37.879
19 November 2019 20:00  Vietnam 0–0  Thailand 40.000
7 September 2021 19:00  Vietnam 0–1  Australia Group B (Third Round) 0[9]
11 November 2021 19:00  Vietnam 0–1  Japan 11.022
16 November 2021 19:00  Vietnam 0–1  Saudi Arabia 9.669
1 February 2022 TBA  Vietnam  China PR N/A
24 March 2022 TBA  Vietnam  Oman N/A

See also[]

References[]

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  9. ^ Vietnam to play Australia in World Cup qualifiers without spectators

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Coordinates: 21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E / 21.02056°N 105.763806°E / 21.02056; 105.763806

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