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Multi-use stadium in Vientiane, Laos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Laos National Stadium / Lao National Stadium KM16, Vientiane is a multi-use stadium in Vientiane, 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]
ສະໜາມກິລາແຫ່ງຊາດຫຼັກ16 | |
Location | Xaythany, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos |
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Coordinates | 18°3′43″N 102°42′14″E |
Owner | Lao government caretaker Lao Football Federation |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Field size | 95 by 60 m |
Surface | Grass Track |
Construction | |
Opened | 2009 |
Main contractors | Shanghai Construction Group |
Tenants | |
Laos national football team (2009–present) Ezra F.C. (2009–present) Young Elephants FC (2015–present) Master 7 FC (2018–present) |
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]