New I-Mobile Stadium

i-mobile Stadium
Buriram Stadium, Thunder Castle Stadium
Full name i-mobile Stadium
Location Buriram Municipality,
Buriram, Buriram, Thailand
Owner Newin Chidchob
Operator Buriram United F.C.
Capacity seating 32,600
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground October 4, 2010
Opened June 4, 2011
Expanded Q4/2013
Construction cost USD12–17 million
Tenants
Buriram United

i-mobile Stadium is a 32,600 seat football stadium in Buriram, Thailand.[1] The stadium is the home of Thailand's 2011 and 2013 treble champions, Buriram United. The i-mobile Stadium is the largest football stadium in Thailand. Its nickname is "Thunder Castle", the fifth castle of Buriram Province.

History

The i-mobile Stadium is in the Mueang Buriram District. The 150-acre site has a capacity of 32,600 people with parking for 500 cars and 1,000 motorcycles. The pitch is floodlit; allowing for night matches.

The stadium houses locker rooms for home and visiting teams, provides modern medical facilities and live television and radio broadcasting infrastructure.

International Matches

Date Team #1 Score Team #2 Match
14 July 2011  Thailand 1 - 0  Myanmar Friendly
15 July 2011  Thailand 1 - 1  Myanmar Friendly
23 July 2011  Thailand 1 - 0  Palestine 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

References

Coordinates: 14°58′00″N 103°05′46″E / 14.96667°N 103.09611°E