Rajamangala Stadium
 Rajamangala National Stadium in July 2007 | |
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| Location | Hua Mak, Bang Kapi, Bangkok,Thailand |
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| Coordinates | 13°45′19″N100°37′22″E/ 13.7554°N 100.6227°E |
| Public transit | MRTSAT(from 2027) |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Thailand |
| Operator | Sports Authority of Thailand |
| Capacity | 51,560 |
| Record attendance | 70,000 (ThailandvsLiverpool,19 July 2001) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 22 September 1988 |
| Opened | 6 December 1998 |
| Renovated | 2019 |
| Architect | Faculty of Architecture,Chulalongkorn University |
| Tenants | |
| Thailand national football team(1998–present) | |
TheRajamangala National Stadium(Thai:ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน;RTGS:Ratchamangkhala Kila Sathan,pronounced[râːt.t͡ɕʰā.māŋ.kʰā.lāːkīː.lāːsā.tʰǎːn]) is the national stadium ofThailand national football team.It is part of theHua Mak Sports Complex,and is located inHua MakSubdistrict,Bang Kapi, Bangkok.Its official opening on 6 December 1998 coincided with the beginning of the1998 Asian Games.[1]
Overview
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The stadium was first used for the1998 Asian Gamesin 1998 and1999 ASEAN University Games.Also was the main venue for the2007 Summer Universiadewhen hosted the football finals and the opening and closing ceremonies. Since then, it has been used for many international matches and football tournaments. Most notably, for the2007 AFC Asian Cup.Thai club sides have also used the stadium when playing in continental cup competitions. Krung Thai Bank FC (nowBG Pathum United) used it forAFC Champions Leaguematches, andPEA FCandChonburi FChave recently used it in theAFC Cup.Aside from football, it has been used for athletics, pop concerts, and political rallies.[2]In addition, Rajamangala Stadium was built to honor KingBhumibol Adulyadejon the occasion of His Majesty the King's 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 1987, and the Rajamangala Celebrations (The Celebrations of the longest reigning Thai monarch) for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 2th July 1988.[3]
Rajamangala Stadium was designed by the Faculty of Architecture atChulalongkorn University.The main material used in construction was concrete and therefore, though the stadium is impressive and imposing, it could never be described as beautiful. However, it is undoubtedly dramatic. The stands rise and fall like a giant, exaggerated version of Huddersfield'sGalpharm Stadium.At each end are quite narrow tiers of seats but the tiers rise and rise as they move around the sides until they peak at level with the halfway line. From an aesthetic point of view, the stadium is best viewed from a distance, preferably from the air, where the elliptical shape of the side tribunes seems particularly pronounced.[4]
The aforementioned side tribunes are designated 'East' and 'West'. 'East' is the uncovered popular side; 'West' is the covered side where the more expensive seats are. The two ends are designated 'North' and 'South'. 'North' is the more popular of the two. It's where the more vocal and colorful elements of the Thai support congregate.[5]
The capacity of the stadium is 65,000. When the stadium first opened, its capacity was 80,000. But plastic seats were installed on the North, South, and East stands, where previously there had been bare concrete steps, in preprepation for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.[6]
The stadium is not served by public transport which has always been a source of frustration for fans. Presently, there are no train stations anywhere near the stadium (unlike at theSuphachalasai Stadium,which is served by the Skytrain -National Stadium BTS station). However, there are buses and taxis which pass fairly close to the stadium. From 2027, the stadium will be served by theMRT Orange Line.
On November 27, 2010,Bodyslamhad a concert "Bodyslam Live In Kraam" with an audience of 65,000 people. also on February 9 - 10, 2019, They had a concert "Bodyslam Fest Wichatuabao" with an audience of 130,000 people. making both of them the largest concert in Thailand.
The stadium hosted the 2012Race of Champions.
On 24 November 2013, a crowd estimated at 100,000 joined the rally around Bangkok's Democracy Monument in an anti-government protest, according to the Democrat Party, as pro-government red shirts gathered at Rajamangala Sports Stadium.
On 16 September 2019Sports Authority of Thailandhas been closed for renovation to be used as one of the stadiums for2020 AFC U-23 Championship,which Thailand hosted in January 2020 to select 3 teams to compete in the2020 Summer Olympicsin Tokyo, Japan.[7]
On 12 July 2022, Rajamangala Stadium held the world-class football match for teams in thePremier Leaguenamed "The MATCH Final Bangkok Century Cup 2022" betweenManchester Unitedvs.Liverpool,with improvements of the field and stadium to support the competition.[8][9]
Other stadiums in Bangkok include theThai Army Sports Stadium,theThai-Japanese Stadium,andChulalongkorn University Stadium.
Performances
[edit]Past performances
[edit]- Carabao15 Year Celebrate-Made in Thailand Concert – 25 December 1999[10]
- BDay Concert – 10 December 2004
- Bangkok Music Festival – 7 May 2005
- Asanee-WasanRumrai Concert – 17 November 2007
- YAMAHA PresentsSMTOWNLive’08 in Bangkok – 7 February 2009
- Show King M Bangkok – 6 April 2010
- Soda Chang PresentsBodyslamLive In Kraam By Air Asia – 27 November 2010[11]
- Korean Music Wave in Bangkok presented by JL Starnet – 12 March 2011
- Bangkok Summer Festival By Coca-Cola – 7, 8 May 2011
- MBCKorean Music Wave in Bangkok 2012 – 7 April 2012
- Lady GagaBorn This Way Ball Tour– 25 May 2012
- M! CountdownSmile-Thailand – 11 October 2012
- Race of Champions- 14, 16 December 2012
- The Voice ThailandTrue Sound Real Sound– 2 March 2013
- One DirectionOn the Road Again Tour– 14 March 2015[12]
- ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams Tour– 7 April 2017[13]
- Bodyslam Fest Wichatuabao Live in Rajamangala Stadium Concert – 9, 10 February 2019
- BTSLove Yourself World Tour– 6, 7 April 2019[14]
- Ed Sheeran÷ Tour– 28 April 2019[15]
- Justin Bieber Justice World Tour– 6 November 2022 (Cancelled)
- Maroon 5World Tour 2022 – 10 December 2022
- 37thGolden Disc Awards– 7 January 2023
- Harry Styles Love On Tour– 11 March 2023
- BLACKPINK Born Pink World Tour– 27, 28 May 2023
- SEVENTEENFollow Tour– 23, 24 December 2023
- Jay ChouCarnival World Tour– 9 December 2023
- ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour– 3, 4 February 2024
- Ed Sheeran+–=÷× Tour- 10 February 2024
- Bruno MarsLive in Bangkok - 30, 31 March 2024
- BamBamArea 52 The 1st World Tour Encore – 4 May 2024[16]
- NCT DREAMThe Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape– 22, 23 June 2024
- SeventeenRight Here World Tour– 15, 16 February 2025
Tournament results
[edit]The stadium has hosted several international FIFA matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held at the Rajamangala Stadium.
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 1998 | 15:00 |  Japan |
0–2 |  South Korea |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 7 December 1998 | 17:00 |  United Arab Emirates |
0–5 |  Kuwait |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 8 December 1998 | 15:00 |  Qatar |
1–0 |  Lebanon |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 8 December 1998 | 17:00 |  Thailand |
1–1 |  Kazakhstan |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 9 December 1998 | 15:00 | United Arab Emirates |
1–2 | South Korea |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 9 December 1998 | 17:00 | Japan |
2–1 | Kuwait |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 10 December 1998 | 15:00 | Qatar |
0–2 | Kazakhstan |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 10 December 1998 | 17:00 | Thailand |
1–0 | Lebanon |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 11 December 1998 | 15:00 | Japan |
0–1 | United Arab Emirates |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 11 December 1998 | 17:00 | South Korea |
1–0 | Kuwait |
Second round (Group 2) |
| 12 December 1998 | 15:00 | Kazakhstan |
0–3 | Lebanon |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 10 December 1998 | 17:00 | Thailand |
1–2 | Qatar |
Second round (Group 4) |
| 14 December 1998 | 14:00 | Thailand |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
Quarter-finals |
| 14 December 1998 | 17:00 | Qatar |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3pen.) |
Kuwait |
Quarter-finals |
| 16 December 1998 | 14:00 |  Iran |
1–0 |  China |
Semi-finals |
| 16 December 1998 | 17:00 | Thailand |
0–3 | Kuwait |
Semi-finals |
| 19 December 1998 | 17:00 | Iran |
2–0 | Kuwait |
Gold medal match |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2000 | 16:00 |  Vietnam |
2–3 (a.e.t) |  Indonesia |
Semi-finals | N/A |
| 16 November 2000 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–0 |  Malaysia |
Semi-finals | N/A |
| 18 November 2000 | 16:00 | Vietnam |
0–3 | Malaysia |
Third place play-off | N/A |
| 18 November 2000 | 19:00 | Thailand |
4–1 | Indonesia |
Final | N/A |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2007 | 19:30 | Thailand |
1–1 |  Iraq |
Group A | 30,000 |
| 8 July 2007 | 17:15 |  Australia |
1–1 |  Oman |
Group A | 5,000 |
| 12 July 2007 | 17:15 | Thailand |
2–0 | Oman |
Group A | 19,000 |
| 13 July 2007 | 17:15 | Iraq |
3–1 | Australia |
Group A | 6,000 |
| 16 July 2007 | 19:30 | Thailand |
0–4 | Australia |
Group A | 46,000 |
| 21 July 2007 | 20:15 | Iraq |
2–0 | Vietnam |
Quarter-finals | 9,790 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2008 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–1 | Indonesia |
Semifinals second leg | 40,000 |
| 24 December 2008 | 19:00 | Thailand |
1–2 | Vietnam |
Finals first leg | 50,000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 2012 | 17:30 | Vietnam |
1–1 |  Myanmar |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 24 November 2012 | 20:20 | Thailand |
2–1 |  Philippines |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 27 November 2012 | 17:30 | Vietnam |
0–1 | Philippines |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 27 November 2012 | 20:20 | Myanmar |
0–4 | Thailand |
Group Stage | N/A |
| 30 November 2012 | 20:20 | Thailand |
3–1 | Vietnam |
Group Stage | N/A |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2014 | 19:00 | Thailand |
3–0 | Philippines |
Semifinals second leg | N/A |
| 17 December 2014 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–0 | Malaysia |
Finals first leg | N/A |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2016 | 19:00 | Thailand |
4–0 | Myanmar |
Semifinals second leg | 43,638 |
| 17 December 2016 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–0 | Indonesia |
Finals second leg | 48,000 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2018 | 19:00 |  East Timor |
0–7 | Thailand |
Group Stage | 8,764 |
| 17 November 2018 | 18:30 | Thailand |
4–2 | Indonesia |
Group Stage | 37,570 |
| 25 November 2018 | 19:00 | Thailand |
3–0 |  Singapore |
Group Stage | 29,673 |
| 5 December 2018 | 19:00 | Thailand |
2–2 | Malaysia |
Semifinals second leg | 46,157 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2020 | 20:15 | Thailand |
5–0 |  Bahrain |
Group Stage | 7,076 |
| 11 January 2020 | 20:15 | Australia |
2–1 | Thailand |
Group Stage | 22,352 |
| 14 January 2020 | 20:15 | Thailand |
1–1 |  Iraq |
Group Stage | 15,342 |
| 15 January 2020 | 20:15 | Qatar |
1–1 |  Japan |
Group Stage | 1,362 |
| 16 January 2020 | 20:15 | Vietnam |
1–2 |  North Korea |
Group Stage | 1,932 |
| 18 January 2020 | 20:15 | Australia |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Syria |
Quarter-finals | 214 |
| 19 January 2020 | 20:15 | United Arab Emirates |
1–5 |  Uzbekistan |
Quarter-finals | 244 |
| 22 January 2020 | 17:15 |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | Uzbekistan |
Semi-Finals | 329 |
| 25 January 2020 | 19:30 | Australia |
1–0 | Uzbekistan |
Third place play-off | 590 |
| 26 January 2020 | 19:30 |  South Korea |
1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
Final | 2,879 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2023 | 21:00 | Iran |
6–1 |  Afghanistan |
Group Stage | 73 |
| 17 June 2023 | 17:00 | Japan |
1–1 | Uzbekistan |
Group Stage | 421 |
| 19 June 2023 | 21:00 | Qatar |
0–0 | Iran |
Group Stage | 83 |
| 20 June 2023 | 17:00 | Vietnam |
0–4 | Japan |
Group Stage | 294 |
| 22 June 2023 | 17:00 |  Tajikistan |
0–2 | Australia |
Group Stage | 128 |
| 22 June 2023 | 21:00 | Afghanistan |
2–1 | Qatar |
Group Stage | 78 |
| 23 June 2023 | 19:00 | Japan |
8–4 |  India |
Group Stage | 274 |
| Date | Time (UTC+07) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2023 | 19:30 | Thailand |
1–2 | China |
Group Stage | 35,009 |
| 26 March 2024 | 19:30 | Thailand |
0–3 | South Korea |
Group Stage | 45,458 |
| 11 June 2024 | 19:30 | Thailand |
3–1 | Singapore |
Group Stage | 39,404 |
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^30 ปีสนามราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน สังเวียนฟาดแข้งระดับชาติ - งานคอนเสิร์ตระดับโลก
- ^5 ปีผ่านมาใครใช้ราชมังฯ บ้าง? สำรวจ ‘ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน’ หลังทีมชาติลงเล่นครั้งล่าสุด
- ^“ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน” VS “ศุภชลาศัย” เทียบความอลัง 2 สนามกีฬาไทย
- ^“สนามราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน” 8 เรื่องที่หลายคนอาจยังไม่เคยรู้
- ^สนามพร้อม! เผยภาพราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน ก่อนฟุตบอลโลกรอบคัดเลือก
- ^ว่าด้วยเรื่องของราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน และเกมที่ไม่เคยเกิดขึ้น
- ^"ชมความงาม ราชมังคลาฯ หลังปรับปรุงใหม่".16 September 2019.
- ^รวมเรื่องน่ารู้กับ ‘THE MATCH Bangkok Century Cup 2022’ ศึกแดงเดือดครั้งประวัติศาสตร์ในเมืองไทย
- ^แผนพลิกโฉม ‘ศูนย์กีฬาหัวหมาก’ ซ่อมใหญ่ ‘ราชมังคลา’ สู่ความทันสมัย
- ^บันทึกการแสดงคอนเสิร์ต 15 ปี เมด อิน ไทยแลนด์
- ^"สุดยอดความมัน และความอลังการของระบบภาพ เสียง และแสง กับคอนเสิร์ต" BODYSLAM LIVE IN คราม "สะกดสายตา กว่า 65000 คู่ ณ ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน..."".Media Vision(Thai).2010-11-20. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-24.Retrieved2011-05-13.
- ^"One Direction Announce 'On The Road Again' Tour Dates".MTV UK.
- ^"COLDPLAY ANNOUNCES ASIAN TOUR FOR APRIL 2017 JUST ADDED NEW STADIUM SHOW IN THAILAND".www.bectero.com.Retrieved9 April2017.
- ^"TOUR | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment".bts.ibighit.com.Retrieved2019-05-18.
- ^"Ed Sheeran Tour Recap: Live at Rajamangala National Stadium, BANGKOK, THAILAND: 28 April 2019".Ed Sheeran Official Website.Retrieved2019-05-18.
- ^Kim, Ju-Yeon (13 March 2024)."Got7's BamBam to hold encore concert in Bangkok early May".Korea JoongAng Daily.JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd.Retrieved19 May2024.
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