Rajamangala Stadium
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| Full name | Rajamangala National Stadium |
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| Location | Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 13°45′20″N 100°37′20″E / 13.755417°N 100.622167°E |
| Public transit |
 ARL Ramkhamhaeng StationMRT Rajamangala Stadium (from 2020) |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) |
| Operator | Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) |
| Capacity | 49,722 (all seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1998 |
| Architect | Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University |
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Thailand national football team (1998–present) 1998 Asian Games 1999 ASEAN University Games 2007 Summer Universiade |
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The Rajamangala National Stadium (Thai: ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน; rtgs: Ratchamangkhala Kila Sathan, pronounced [râːt.t͡ɕʰā.māŋ.kʰā.lāː kīː.lāː sā.tʰǎːn]) is the national stadium of Thailand and the home stadium for the Thailand national football team. It is part of the Hua Mak Sports Complex, and is located in Hua Mak Subdistrict, Bang Kapi, Bangkok. It officially opened in 1998.
It was first used for the 1998 Asian Games in 1998 and 1999 ASEAN University Games in 1999. Since then, it has been used for many international matches and football tournaments. Most notably, for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Thai club sides have also used the stadium when playing in continental cup competitions. Krung Thai Bank FC (now Bangkok Glass FC) used it for AFC Champions League matches, and PEA FC and Chonburi FC have recently used it in the AFC Cup. Aside from football, it has been used for athletics, pop concerts and political rallies.
Rajamangala Stadium was designed by the Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University. The main material used in construction was concrete and therefore, though the stadium is impressive and imposing, it could never be described as beautiful. However, it is undoubtedly dramatic. The stands rise and fall like a giant, exaggerated version of Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium. At each end are quite narrow tiers of seats but the tiers rise and rise as they move round the sides until they peak level with the half-way line. From an aesthetic point of view, the stadium is best viewed from a distance, preferably from the air, where the elliptical shape of the side tribunes seems particularly pronounced.
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