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]
Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình | |
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Location | Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Coordinates | 21°1′14″N 105°45′49.7″E |
Owner | Vietnamese government |
Operator | Vietnam National Sports Complex |
Capacity | 40,192 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2002; 20 years ago (2002) |
Built | 2002–2003 |
Opened | 2 September 2003; 19 years ago (2003-09-02) |
Renovated | 7 September 2016; 6 years ago (2016-09-07) |
Construction cost | US$53 million |
Architect | Hanoi International Group, HISG |
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Vietnam national football team (2003–present) |
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international friendly matches. It was also home to Thể Công.
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.
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, and 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]
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]
The playing grass field has a size of 105m x 67m, surrounded by an 8-lane athletics track and other athletics facilities.[1]
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.
The stadium hosted 2021 Southeast Asian Games for (opening ceremony, football and athletics)
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.
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, KBS's Music Bank World Tour on March 28, 2015, and KCON on December 20 and 21, 2022.
The stadium has hosted several international FIFA matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held at the Mỹ Đình Stadium.
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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30 November 2003 | 15:00 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Group A (opening match) | — |
30 November 2003 | 17:30 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Group A | — |
9 December 2003 | 16:00 | ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Semi-final | — |
9 December 2003 | 19:00 | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Semi-final | — |
12 December 2003 | 16:30 | ![]() | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | ![]() | Bronze medal match | — |
12 December 2003 | 19:00 | ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Final | — |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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11 December 2004 | 17:00 | ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
11 December 2004 | 19:30 | ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
13 December 2004 | 17:00 | ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
13 December 2004 | 19:30 | ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
15 December 2004 | 18:00 | ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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24 January 2007 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Semifinals first leg | 40.000 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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8 July 2007 | 19:30 | ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Group B | 39,450 |
9 July 2007 | 17:15 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Group B | 5,000 |
12 July 2007 | 19:30 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Group B | 40,000 |
13 July 2007 | 20:30 | ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Group B | 5,000 |
16 July 2007 | 17:15 | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Group B | 40,000 |
21 July 2007 | 17:15 | ![]() | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | ![]() | Quarter-final | 25,000 |
25 July 2007 | 20:15 | ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Semi-final | 10,000 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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17 December 2008 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Semifinals first leg | 40.000 |
28 December 2008 | 19:30 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Final second leg | 40.000 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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2 December 2010 | 17:00 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
2 December 2010 | 19:30 | ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | 40.000 |
5 December 2010 | 17:00 | ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
5 December 2010 | 19:30 | ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | 40.000 |
8 December 2010 | 19:30 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | 40.000 |
18 December 2010 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Semifinals second leg | 40.000 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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22 November 2014 | 16:00 | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
22 November 2014 | 19:00 | ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
25 November 2014 | 16:00 | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
25 November 2014 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
28 November 2014 | 19:00 | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Group Stage | N/A |
11 December 2014 | 19:00 | ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Semifinals second leg | N/A |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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8 October 2015 | 19:00 | ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Group F | 10.000 |
13 October 2015 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Group F | 35.000 |
24 March 2016 | 19:00 | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Group F | 18.350 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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7 December 2016 | 19:00 | ![]() | 2–2 (3–4(a.e.t.) | ![]() | Semifinals second leg | 40.000 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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16 November 2018 | 19:30 | ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Group Stage | 40.000 |
6 December 2018 | 19:30 | ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Semifinals second leg | 38.816 |
15 December 2018 | 19:30 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Finals second leg | 44.625 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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10 October 2019 | 20:00 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Group G (Second round) | 38.256 |
14 November 2019 | 20:00 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 37.879 | |
19 November 2019 | 20:00 | ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 40.000 | |
7 September 2021 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Group B (Third Round) | 0[9] |
11 November 2021 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | 11.022 | |
16 November 2021 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | 9.669 | |
1 February 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 6.099 | |
24 March 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | 6.923 |
Date | Time (UTC+7) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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22 May 2022 | 16:00 | ![]() | 1–1 (3 – 4) | ![]() | Bronze medal match | 25.589 |
22 May 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Final | 39.898 |
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