Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah

SNHB
Location	Berakas, Brunei
Owner	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Operator	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Capacity	28,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	August 1980
Opened	23 September 1983
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 Darussalam. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened in 1984.

Construction

Unusually for a public building in Brunei Darussalam, 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 per cent 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 because it commemorated His Majesty Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien's (then His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan) 70th Birthday.

In the evening, a friendly football match was played between the Brunei national football team and an invited English League team, Sheffield United. This was the first football match played in the stadium. Despite the jet lag and the humid weather, Sheffield United won 1-0. The next day another match was held between Sheffield United and a Brunei invited team which ended in a 1-1 draw.

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.