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Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened on 23 September 1983. It was named after Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

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Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah

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The interior of the stadium in 2017
Location	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Owner	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Operator	Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Capacity	28,000[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	August 1980; 42 years ago (1980-08)
Opened	23 September 1983; 39 years ago (1983-09-23)
Construction cost	S$100 million
Architect	SAA Partnership
Tenants
Brunei national football team Brunei DPMM FC

Construction

Unusually for a public building in Brunei, 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 percent 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.

Building

The stadium is 850 feet (260 m) long and 632 feet (193 m) wide.[2] It can accommodate 30,000 spectators, which includes 110 seats for the royalties, 500 for the VIPs, and 3,000 in the grandstand section.[3] It has four light towers — each is 198 feet (60 m) high and equipped with 108 2-kilowatt metal-halide lamps.[4] The grandstand is covered with aluminium roofs which have a total length of 198 feet (60 m) and a total width of 135 feet (41 m).[2] The parking spaces can accommodate 2,785 private vehicles and 158 buses.[3] The building is oriented in north-south direction with the grandstand located at the western section.[2] It has a football field which fulfills FIFA standards, as well as the running track which fulfills IAAF standards.[2] The stadium has a videomatrix scoreboard located at the northern section; it can display both Latin and Jawi writing.[4]

Opening

It was opened on 23 September 1983, the date was chosen to celebrate the 69th birthday of Bolkiah's father and predecessor Omar Ali Saifuddien III. On the evening of the opening day, a friendly football match was played between the Brunei national football team and an invited English Football League team, Sheffield United. Despite the jet lag and the humid weather, Sheffield United won 1–0. The next day another match was held between United and a Brunei invited team which ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]

Renovation

The stadium is currently being renovated since 2021 and was expected to be completed in the middle of 2022.[6] Home matches for the national football team was held at the Track & Field Sports Complex instead.

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.

References

• Jabatan Kebajikan, Belia dan Sukan (1983). Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah (in Malay). Jabatan Kebajikan, Belia dan Sukan.

Preceded by Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Indonesia	Southeast Asian Games Athletics competitions Main Venue 1999	Succeeded by Bukit Jalil Stadium Malaysia

На других языках

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[de] Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

Das Hassanal-Bolkiah-Nationalstadion (englisch Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium) ist das Nationalstadion Bruneis. Es steht in der Hauptstadt Bandar Seri Begawan und wird gegenwärtig überwiegend für Fußballspiele genutzt. 28.000 Zuschauer finden im Stadion Platz.[1]

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- [en] Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

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[fr] Stade du Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

Le stade du Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah est un stade omnisports situé à Bandar Seri Begawan à Brunei. Sa capacité d'accueil est de 28 000 personnes. Le stade est nommé en l'honneur du Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

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