Mỹ Đình National Stadium
 Mỹ Đình National Stadium in 2022 | |
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| Location | Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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| Coordinates | 21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E / 21.02056°N 105.763806°E |
| Owner | Vietnamese government |
| Operator | Vietnam National Sports Complex |
| Capacity | 40,192 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2002 |
| Built | 2002–2003 |
| Opened | 2 September 2003 |
| Renovated | 7 September 2016 |
| Construction cost | US$53 million |
| Architect | Hanoi International Group, HISG |
| Tenants | |
| Vietnam national football team Vietnam women's national football team (Selected matches) Hanoi FC (2023-24 AFC Champions League) | |
The Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Template:Lang-vi) is a multi-purpose stadium in Nam Từ Liêm district, 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]
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international matches. It was also the home venue of the football club Thể Công (now Viettel FC).
Located 10 kilometres north-west of central Hanoi, the 40,192-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.
Since 2021, the stadium has attracted complaints mainly about the quality of the pitch, starting with its hosting of the Vietnam–Australia match in the third AFC qualification round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[2] It has since come under further scrutiny after hosting Borussia Dortmund in an international friendly, of which the goalpost was broken mid-game,[3] and Southeast Asian teams in the 2022 AFF Championship.[4][5]
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.[6] 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, and the intransparency in the panel's decision making.[7][8][9] 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 development 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.[10]
Interior
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.
The Hanoi football club was scheduled to play at the stadium, but later backed out of their agreement, citing the embarrassment of using an 40,000+ seat venue for games that routinely draw only slightly more than 5,000.
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.
The stadium hosted sections of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, in particular the opening ceremony, and football and athletics events.
In addition, this stadium held many domestic and international football competitions:
- 2008 AFC Champions League (Nam Định selected this stadium as its own Thiên Trường Stadium did not meet AFC's criteria[11])
- 2008 The stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Olympic Brazil
- 2010 VFF Cup
- 2011 V-League (25th round match between Hà Nội ACB and Sông Lam Nghệ An[12])
- 2011 VFF Cup
- 2012 Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Playoff Round
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.
- On 17 July 2013, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Arsenal.
- On 27 July 2015, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Manchester City.
- On September 7, 2021, the stadium hosted the first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round between Vietnam and Australia. This is also the first time VAR and Goal-line have been applied in Vietnam (made by Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd).
- On 30 November 2022, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Borussia Dortmund, which saw a shock host win of 2-1 after a controversial second goal in the last minutes of the match.
Entertainment events
Mỹ Đình National Stadium has hosted various entertainment events. On March 27, 2010, an MTV EXIT concert was held here with the appearance of Korean boy band Super Junior, Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke, along with other local Vietnamese singers.[13] On October 1, 2011, the Irish boyband Westlife performed at the stadium as a part of their Gravity Tour; about 11,000 people attended the concert.[14] The stadium was also the starting location of the 2012 season of The Amazing Race Vietnam. On May 26, 2013, MTV EXIT held a concert featuring the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan.[15]
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, KBS's Music Bank World Tour on March 28, 2015, Asia Artist Awards on November 26, 2019, and two Born Pink concerts by girl group Blackpink on July 29 and 30, 2023.[16]
Tournament results
The stadium has hosted several international FIFA matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held at the stadium.
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2003 | 15:00 |  Indonesia |
1–0 |  Laos |
Group A (opening match) | — |
| 30 November 2003 | 17:30 |  Thailand |
1–1 |  Vietnam |
Group A | — |
| 9 December 2003 | 16:00 | Thailand |
2–0 |  Myanmar |
Semi-final | — |
| 9 December 2003 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
4–3 |  Malaysia |
Semi-final | — |
| 12 December 2003 | 16:30 | Malaysia |
1–1 (4–2 pen.) | Myanmar |
Bronze medal match | — |
| 12 December 2003 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–1 | Vietnam |
Final | — |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2004 | 17:00 | Laos |
2–1 |  Cambodia |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 11 December 2004 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
0–3 | Indonesia |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 13 December 2004 | 17:00 |  Singapore |
6–2 | Laos |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 13 December 2004 | 19:30 | Indonesia |
8–0 | Cambodia |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 15 December 2004 | 18:00 | Vietnam |
3–0 | Laos |
Group Stage | N/A |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2007 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–2 | Thailand |
Semifinals first leg | 40.000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2007 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
2–0 |  United Arab Emirates |
Group B | 39,450 |
| 9 July 2007 | 17:15 |  Japan |
1–1 |  Qatar |
Group B | 5,000 |
| 12 July 2007 | 19:30 | Qatar |
1–1 | Vietnam |
Group B | 40,000 |
| 13 July 2007 | 20:30 | United Arab Emirates |
1–3 | Japan |
Group B | 5,000 |
| 16 July 2007 | 17:15 | Vietnam |
1–4 | Japan |
Group B | 40,000 |
| 21 July 2007 | 17:15 | Japan |
1–1 (4–3 pen.) |  Australia |
Quarter-final | 25,000 |
| 25 July 2007 | 20:15 | Japan |
2–3 |  Saudi Arabia |
Semi-final | 10,000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2008 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–0 | Singapore |
Semifinals first leg | 40.000 |
| 28 December 2008 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
1–1(3-2) | Thailand |
Final second leg | 40.000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 2010 | 17:00 | Singapore |
1–1 |  Philippines |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 2 December 2010 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
7–1 |  Myanmar |
Group Stage | 40.000 |
| 5 December 2010 | 17:00 | Singapore |
2–1 | Myanmar |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 5 December 2010 | 19:30 | Philippines |
2–0 | Vietnam |
Group Stage | 40.000 |
| 8 December 2010 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
1–0 | Singapore |
Group Stage | 40.000 |
| 18 December 2010 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–0(0-2) | Malaysia |
Semifinals second leg | 40.000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2014 | 16:00 | Philippines |
4–1 | Laos |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 22 November 2014 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
2–2 | Indonesia |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 25 November 2014 | 16:00 | Philippines |
4–0 | Indonesia |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 25 November 2014 | 19:00 | Laos |
0–3 | Vietnam |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 28 November 2014 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
3–1 | Philippines |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 11 December 2014 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
2–4(4-5) | Malaysia |
Semifinals second leg | N/A |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2015 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
1–1 |  Iraq |
Group F | 10.000 |
| 13 October 2015 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–3 | Thailand |
Group F | 35.000 |
| 24 March 2016 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
4–1 |  Chinese Taipei |
Group F | 18.350 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2016 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
2–2 (3–4(a.e.t.)) | Indonesia |
Semifinals second leg | 40.000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2018 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
2–0 | Malaysia |
Group Stage | 40.000 |
| 6 December 2018 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
2–1(4-2) | Philippines |
Semifinals second leg | 38.816 |
| 15 December 2018 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
1–0(3-2) | Malaysia |
Finals second leg | 44.625 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2019 | 20:00 | Vietnam |
1–0 | Malaysia |
Group G (second round) | 38.256 |
| 14 November 2019 | 20:00 | Vietnam |
1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
37.879 | |
| 19 November 2019 | 20:00 | Vietnam |
0–0 | Thailand |
40.000 | |
| 7 September 2021 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–1 | Australia |
Group B (third round) | 0[17] |
| 11 November 2021 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–1 | Japan |
11.022 | |
| 16 November 2021 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
9.669 | |
| 1 February 2022 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
3–1 |  China |
6.099 | |
| 24 March 2022 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
0–1 |  Oman |
6.923 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2022 | 16:00 | Malaysia |
1–1(3–4) | Indonesia |
Bronze medal match | 25.589 |
| 22 May 2022 | 19:00 | Vietnam |
1–0 | Thailand |
Final | 39.898 |
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 2022 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
3–0 | Malaysia |
Group Stage | 17,545 |
| 3 January 2023 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
3–0 | Myanmar |
Group Stage | 11,575 |
| 9 January 2023 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
2–0(2-0) | Indonesia |
Semi-final 2nd leg | 23,989 |
| 13 January 2023 | 19:30 | Vietnam |
2–2 | Thailand |
Final 1st leg | 38,539 |
Concerts
| Date | Artists | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2004 | Mỹ Tâm | Liveshow: Ngày ấy và bây giờ |
| 21 June 2004 | Sarah Brightman | Harem World Tour |
| 27 March 2010 | MTV EXIT | |
| 26 March 2011 | Backstreet Boys | This Is Us Tour |
| 1 October 2011 | Westlife | Gravity Tour |
| 26 May 2012 | MTV EXIT | |
| 29 November 2012 | K-pop Festival 2012 – Concert in Vietnam | |
| 28 March 2015 | Music Bank World Tour | |
| 25 March 2017 | MBC Music K-Plus Concert in Vietnam | |
| 20 May 2017 | Hardwell Jewelz & Sparks |
Go Hardwell or Go Home |
| 26 October 2019 | FWD Music Fest | |
| 11 January 2020 | 2020 K-pop Super Concert in Hanoi | |
| 5 November 2022 | Mỹ Tâm | Liveshow: Tri âm |
| 29–30 July 2023 | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour |
See also
References
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