Bishan Stadium
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| Full name | Bishan ActiveSG Stadium |
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| Address | 7 Bishan Street 14, Singapore 579784 |
| Location | Bishan, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°21′16.36″N 103°51′5.31″E / 1.3545444°N 103.8514750°E |
| Public transit | NS17 CC15 Bishan |
| Owner | Sport Singapore |
| Operator | Sport Singapore |
| Capacity | 3,500 (6,254) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1 April 1998[1] |
| Renovated | 2009 (for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games) |
| Tenants | |
| Home United FC (1998–2020) Lion City Sailors FC (2020-present) Balestier Khalsa FC (2019–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.myactivesg.com/Facilities/bishan-stadium | |
Bishan Stadium (Malay: Stadium Bishan; simplified Chinese: 碧山体育场; traditional Chinese: 碧山體育場; pinyin: Bìshān Tǐyùchǎng) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, Singapore, with a capacity of 6,254 people. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lion City Sailors FC and Balestier Khalsa FC in the Singapore Premier League. The stadium was constructed in 1998 and is managed by the Sport Singapore. The public can use the facilities from 4:30 am to 8:30 pm daily unless it is exclusively booked for a sporting event. An indoor sports hall with facilities for badminton, table tennis and gymnastics lies adjacent to the stadium.
Location
Situated in the central part of Singapore, Bishan Stadium is part of the Bishan Sports and Recreation Centre, which includes Bishan Sports Hall and Bishan Swimming Complex.[2]
History
Since its opening in 1998, Bishan Stadium has been the ground of Home United Football Club, a professional football club in Singapore. From 2004 to 2006, the Stadium was used for the team's home matches in the Asian Football Confederation Cup tournament.
In September 2006, Bishan Stadium was one of two venues for the Asian Football Confederation U-17 championship hosted by Singapore. The Australian national team also used the Stadium as its training base for two weeks in June 2007 before it left for the Asian Cup.
Bishan Stadium was used as the athletics venue of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
The Stadium was also the venue for the 35th Singapore Junior Athletics Championships 2009, which was held in May of that year.[3]
Facilities and Structures
1 8 Lane Running Track
1 Field
4 Long Jump Pits
2 High Jump Pits
1 Seating Gallery
1 Portable Seating Gallery
Transport
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
The stadium is located near Bishan MRT station.
Bus
Buses 53, 410G/W will arrive at the stadium. Alight at (Opp) Bishan Stadium.
International Soccer Matches
| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team |
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| 7 Sep 2018 | International Friendly |  Singapore
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1-1 |  Mauritius
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| 11 Sep 2018 | International Friendly | Singapore
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2-0 |  Fiji
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See also
References
- ^ "Bishan Stadium" (PDF). Singapore Sports Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Bishan Stadium". Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Athletics competition to begin Tuesday at Youth Olympic Games". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
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