New I-Mobile Stadium
Buriram Stadium, Thunder Castle Stadium | |
Full name | i-mobile Stadium |
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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 |
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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
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