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Tinsulanon Stadium

Tinsulanon Stadium
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Full name Tinsulanon Stadium
Location Songkhla, Thailand
Coordinates 7°12′26″N 100°35′55″E / 7.207222°N 100.598611°E / 7.207222; 100.598611
Owner Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT)
Operator Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT)
Capacity 45,000
Field size 95 x 62 metre.
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1995
Tenants
Football at the 1998 Asian Games (Semi-finals)
Wuachon United (2012)
Songkhla F.C. (1999–2012)
Songkhla United (2013–2015)

Tinsulanon Stadium (Thai: สนามติณสูลานนท์, rtgsSanam Tinnasulanon) a multi-purpose stadium in Songkhla, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is named after former prime minister General Prem Tinsulanonda (born 1920), who was born in Songkhla.

The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 but just 10,000 of those spaces are covered in a small single-tiered stand along one touchline. The rest of the stadium is a continuous curving tier. The stadium also hosted one of the football semi-finals in the 1998 Asian Games.

Coordinates: 7°12′26″N 100°35′55″E / 7.20722°N 100.59861°E / 7.20722; 100.59861



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