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Thuwunna Stadium

Coordinates: 16°49′16.73″N 96°11′12.58″E / 16.8213139°N 96.1868278°E / 16.8213139; 96.1868278
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Thuwunna Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium
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LocationThingangyun 11072, Yangon, Myanmar
Coordinates16°49′16.73″N 96°11′12.58″E / 16.8213139°N 96.1868278°E / 16.8213139; 96.1868278
OwnerMinistry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Capacity50,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1985
Tenants
Myanmar national football team
Yangon United

The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium (Burmese: သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း), simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the venue of choice for most national and international football and track and field competitions. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000.

The stadium's eight-lane running track is the first in Myanmar that conforms to IAAF standards.

History

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The stadium's VIP entrance
The east stand under renovation in February 2013
The stadium in December 2013

Constructed with help from the Japanese government, the stadium was completed in 1985.[2]

From 23 June to 3 July 2012, the stadium hosted 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Group G matches.

The stadium underwent a major renovation and was expanded to host football matches of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[3] It also hosted the qualification stage of the 2012 AFF Championship and matches in Group B of the main tournament in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Thuwanna YTC Stadium - Football Stadium".
  2. ^ "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံနှင့် အားကစား ပြိုင်ဝင်းကြီးများ (၁)" (in Burmese).
  3. ^ "MFF announces football stadium builds, expansion".
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