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Yamaha Stadium
Location Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Opened 1998
Owner Sports Authority of Thailand
Surface Grass
Capacity 15,000
Tenants
Muangthong United

Yamaha Stadium is a football stadium located in Nontaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai Premier League's side, Muangthong United. Yamaha Stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand, while PAT Stadium and TOT Stadium constructed without operate including there are others older stadiums, they're all considered as multi-purpose stadiums.

The name of the ground changed twice due to sponsorship agreements, the first time it was changed from the original name, Thunderdome Stadium, to Yamaha stadium in 2007.

The stadium used to be able to hold as much as 20,000 spectators but the number reduce after renovation by filling in chairs to make the stadium all seated with capacity of 15,000 people.

On November 25, 2012, K-pop artists under S.M. Entertainment featuring Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x) and EXO, performed the world tour SMTown Live World Tour III in Bangkok in the stadium.

The stadium is scheduled to host Korean Pop Sensation Psy on 28 November 2012.

Football International Matches

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition
8 November 2009  Thailand 1 - 1  Syria Friendly
11 August 2010  Thailand 1 - 0  Singapore Friendly
4 September 2010  Thailand 1 - 0  India Friendly
7 November 2012  Thailand 2 - 0  Malaysia Friendly

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Coordinates: 13°55′05″N 100°32′51″E / 13.917989°N 100.547411°E / 13.917989; 100.547411


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