Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah
SNHB
Location Berakas, Brunei
Owner Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Operator Youth and Sports Department, Brunei
Capacity 28,000[1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground August 1980
Opened 23 September 1983
Construction cost S$100 million
Architect SAA Partnership
Tenants
Brunei national football team
Brunei DPMM FC

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened in 1984.

Construction

Unusually for a public building in Brunei Darussalam, members of the public donated and contributed towards the building of the stadium. Although the final collection of $1,102,761.57 accounted for a little more than 1.1 per cent of the total building cost ($100 million), the public participation showed the Bruneians' great interest and support for this project. The entire project cost for the stadium is about $100 million.

Opening

It was opened on 23 September 1983, the date was chosen because it commemorated His Majesty Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien's (then His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan) 70th Birthday.

In the evening, a friendly football match was played between the Brunei national football team and an invited English League team, Sheffield United. This was the first football match played in the stadium. Despite the jet lag and the humid weather, Sheffield United won 1-0. The next day another match was held between Sheffield United and a Brunei invited team which ended in a 1-1 draw.[2]

Major events

1999

2002

2005

2007

2012

2014

References

  1. ↑ http://nl.soccerway.com/venues/brunei-darussalam/stadium-sultan-hassanal-bolkiah/v7779/
  2. ↑ National Stadium celebrates its 25th year The Brunei Times, 26 October 2008
Preceded by
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Indonesia		 Southeast Asian Games Athletics competitions
Main Venue
1999 		Succeeded by
Bukit Jalil Stadium
Malaysia

Coordinates: 4°55′44.5″N 114°56′43.6″E / 4.929028°N 114.945444°E / 4.929028; 114.945444

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