SCG Stadium

SCG Stadium
Location Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Owner Sports Authority of Thailand
Capacity 15,000[1]
Surface Grass
Opened 1998
Tenants
Muangthong United
Assumption United

SCG Stadium is a football stadium located in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai Premier League's side, Muangthong United. SCG Stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand.

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 2010.

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 -2 Myanmar Friendly
4 September 2010  Thailand 1 - 3  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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