New Laos National Stadium

The ສະໜາມກິລາແຫ່ງຊາດ ຫຼັກ16 New Laos National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vientiane Prefecture, 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]

Inside the stadium
New Laos National Stadium ສະໜາມກິລາແຫ່ງຊາດ ຫຼັກ16
LocationVientiane Prefecture, Laos
Coordinates18°3′43″N 102°42′14″E
OwnerLao Governmento
Capacity25,000
Field size105 x 68
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened2009
Main contractorsShanghai Construction Group
Tenants

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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