Mỹ Đình National Stadium

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]

Mỹ Đình National Stadium
(Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình)
The exterior of Mỹ Đình National Stadium
LocationNam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E
OwnerVietnamese Government
OperatorVietnam National Sports Complex
Capacity40,192
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2002
Built2002–2003
Opened2 September 2003
Renovated7 September 2016
Construction costUS$ 53 million
ArchitectHanoi International Group, HISG
Tenants
Vietnam national football team (2003–present)
Vietnam women's national football team (2003–present)
Thể Công (2005–2008, 2010-present)
Hà Nội FC (2018)
CLB Phù Đổng (2019-present)

The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international friendly matches. It is 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 as well as 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]

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

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.

Major sports matches

2003 Southeast Asian Games
Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
30 November 200315:00 Indonesia1–0 LaosGroup A (opening match)N/A
30 November 200317:30 Thailand1–1 VietnamGroup AN/A
9 December 200316:00 Thailand2–0 MyanmarSemi-finalN/A
9 December 200319:00 Vietnam4–3 MalaysiaSemi-finalN/A
12 December 200316:30 Malaysia1–1 (4–2 pen.) MyanmarBronze medal matchN/A
12 December 200319:00 Thailand2–1 VietnamFinalN/A

2007 AFC Asian Cup
Date Time (UTC+7) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
8 July 200719:30 Vietnam2–0 United Arab EmiratesGroup B39,450
9 July 200717:15 Japan1–1 QatarGroup B5,000
12 July 200719:30 Qatar1–1 VietnamGroup B40,000
13 July 200720:30 United Arab Emirates1–3 JapanGroup B5,000
16 July 200717:15 Vietnam1–4 JapanGroup B40,000
21 July 200717:15 Japan1–1 (4–3 pen.) AustraliaQuarter-final25,000
25 July 200720:15 Japan2–3 Saudi ArabiaSemi-final10,000

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.

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See also

References
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  3. "Chính phủ không chấp nhận nhà thầu Philipp Holzmann". VNExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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  5. "Phía TQ vẫn trúng thầu xây sân vận động Quốc gia VN". Radio Free Asia (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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  7. Thế Ngọc (February 22, 2008). "Nam Định 'di cư' lên Mỹ Đình đá Cup C1 châu Á". Ngoisao.net (in Vietnamese). Ngoisao.net. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
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