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The National Olympic Stadium (Khmer: ពហុកីឡាដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក) is a multi-purpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 70,000. Despite its name, the stadium has never hosted an Olympic Games.

National Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique national

ពហុកីឡដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក
Panoramic view of the stadium on a matchday
Location	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Coordinates	11°33′30″N 104°54′43″E
Capacity	70,000[1]
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground	1962
Opened	1964; 58 years ago (1964)
Architect	Vann Molyvann
Tenants
Cambodia national football team

History

Construction on the National Sports Complex started in 1963 and was completed in 1964.[2] Designer Vann Molyvann made use of massive earthworks to create the stadium, digging up 500,000 cubic meters of earth to shape the grounds.[3]

The stadium might have been built to host the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, but the games were cancelled due to political problems in Cambodia. There was the short-lived GANEFO games, that were held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in November 25~December 6, 1966 and were named 'First Asian GANEFO'. The stadium did play host to appearances by visiting dignitaries and state occasions, and was the home of Cambodia's national athletics teams.[2]

The stadium played a small and integral part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, when North Korea faced Australia in a qualifier as the two remaining Asia/Oceania zone teams.[4]

As North Korea lacked diplomatic relations with most countries and did not have a FIFA-standard venue at the time, and the Australian immigration laws in force meant the North Korean team would be unlikely to receive visas to enter the country, finding a suitable venue for the match proved difficult until Chief of State Norodom Sihanouk, an ally of Kim Il-sung, informed FIFA the matches could be held in Phnom Penh.

The matches attracted 60,000 and 40,000 fans, with Sihanouk decreeing half would cheer for Australia, while the other half would cheer for the North Koreans. The matches were held on 21 November 1965 and on 24 November 1965, with North Korea winning both (6–1 and 3–1). Because all fifteen African teams had withdrawn in protest after FIFA declined to allocate them an automatic place in the final tournament, this meant North Korea automatically qualified for the World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals.[5][6]

Among the facilities are Olympic size swimming pools for swimming and diving[2] and an indoor volleyball court with a capacity of up to 8,000, now known as the Olympic Stadium Indoor Arena. The diving boards and swimming pools were restored in 2017 after years of disuse, and are now enjoyed daily by the general public.

During the Khmer Rouge era, the stadium was used as an execution site where officials of the Khmer Republic, formerly led by Lon Nol, were killed.[7]

In the decades following the Khmer Rouge era, the stadium facilities fell into disrepair. In 2000, the stadium complex was redeveloped by a Taiwanese firm, the Yuanta Group, which refurbished the stadium and also redeveloped parcels of the complex into condominiums and commercial properties.[8][9]

The stadium has come to be a popular attraction for Phnom Penh residents, who attend daily exercise sessions, as well as football games and other activities.

In May 2007, the Irish singer Ronan Keating performed in concert in the stadium's Indoor Arena, the first concert by a major international act in Cambodia.[10][11]

In November–December 2007, the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled held its World Cup in the stadium's Indoor Arena, the first major international sporting event in Cambodia in more than 40 years.[12][13] Cambodia, seeded fourth in the world, finished third.

In 2010, the stadium hosted all the football matches for the Cambodian Premier League, known for sponsorship purposes as the Metfone C-League.

In 2015, the stadium's grass pitch was replaced with artificial turf.[14]

The 2023 Southeast Asian Games will not be held at the Olympic Stadium, but at a new stadium to be known as the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex.[15]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, the stadium was used as a temporary testing facility and later used as an overflow hospital.[16][17]

International matches

Date	Competition	Team	Score	Result	Team	Crowd
22 March 2017	International Friendly	Cambodia	2–3	Loss	India	70,000
11 Sep 2018	International Friendly	Cambodia	1–3	Loss	Malaysia	50,000
8 Nov 2018	2018 AFF Championship	Cambodia	0–1	Loss	Malaysia	34,250
20 Nov 2018	2018 AFF Championship	Cambodia	3–1	Win	Laos	25,000

See also

• Sport in Cambodia
• List of Southeast Asia stadiums by capacity

References

На других языках

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[de] Olympiastadion Phnom Penh

Das Olympiastadion (National Sports Complex) in ein Fußballstadion mit Leichtathletikanlage in der kambodschanischen Hauptstadt Phnom Penh wurde zwischen den Jahren 1962 bis 1964 errichtet. Der Architekt des Stadions ist Vann Molyvann, der auch für viele andere Gebäude der Stadt verantwortlich ist.[1] Dieses Stadion ersetzte das Lambert Stadium das für 8.000 Zuschauer Sitzplätze bot.[2]

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- [en] Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

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[es] Estadio Olímpico de Nom Pen

El Estadio Olímpico (en camboyano: ពហុកីឡដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក) o Complejo Nacional de los Deportes es un estadio multiusos situado en la ciudad de Nom Pen, Camboya. Tiene una capacidad de 50 000 asientos.

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[fr] Stade olympique de Phnom Penh

Le stade olympique de Phnom Penh (en khmer : ពហុកីឡដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក) est un stade situé dans le complexe sportif national de Phnom Penh au Cambodge. Construit de 1962 à 1964, c'est la plus grande enceinte sportive du pays avec 50 000 places. Il a été conçu par l'architecte cambodgien Vann Molyvann.

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[ru] Олимпийский стадион (Пномпень)

Национальный олимпийский стадион (англ. National Olympic Stadium,кхмер. ពហុកីឡាដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក) — основная спортивная арена столицы государства Камбоджа, города Пномпень. Стадион вмещает 50 000 зрителей. Несмотря на своё название на нём никогда не проводились Олимпийские игры.

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