The
80th Birthday Stadium is a sports facility in Nakhon Ratchasima ( Korat ), Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. It is the chief stadium in His Majesty the King ‘s eightieth Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 2007, Sports Complex. It is home to Nakhon Ratchasima FC, a professional team, and it was used for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games which coincided with the eightieth birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, hence the name of the venue. [ 1 ] The stadium is in the former SEA Games sports building complex on Highway 304 ( Pak Thong Chai Road ) southwest of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. The stadium is all-seated with space for 24,641 spectators. The tribunes form a continuous surround, about a perfect lap, around the pitch and running cut. The stands are uncovered on three sides but a huge cantilever roof provides cover for about 7,000 seats on one slope where the ring rises to approximately double the altitude of the tribune it faces. Most of the seats in the stadium are undimmed orange ( the lapp color as Nakhon Ratchasima FC ‘s home kit ) and are the fixed-bucket style. But in the main stand some of the seats at the top of the tribune are crimson and those in the VIP section are not fixed bucket but the tip-up type favoured in the UK. In the lower sections of the chief stand the initials “ SAT ” ( Sports Authority of Thailand ) are picked out in blue. The equivalent letters in Thai script are besides picked out in blue. There are comment boxes and secret suites at the top of the main bandstand. There is besides a big royal box in the middle of the main stand. At the north end of the stadium is a boastfully scoreboard. At the inverse end are the three flagpoles used for the SEA Games and the place where the “ Olympic ” fire burned. [ 2 ] The concourses are basic and continue around the entire stadium. As with most Thai stadiums, the entrances lead directly into the seating areas with little in the way of facilities for supporters save for some advanced and well-appointed toilets. The pitch is one of the better ones to be found in Thailand and is known to drain well in the showery season. There are two flood systems in use at the stadium. There are roof-mounted lights on the chief resist side and there are four very improbable concrete pylons which stand outside the stadium. Both systems were installed because when the SEA Games was in progress the running track, deliver, backbone pits, high-jump, punt vault and shot-put areas had to be illuminated simultaneously.
The boastfully stadium besides has its own “ Lesser Hampden “. Just opposite the main entrance to the stadium itself is a floodlit pitch accomplished with running path and a humble stand. This modest sphere would be large adequate to host Nakhon Ratchasima FC matches but the ground does n’t meet league standards as it is not enclosed and the floodlights are not mighty enough for evening matches. however, Nakhon Ratchasima did use the ground for a pre-season friendly in March 2009 against Khonkaen FC. Nakhon Ratchasima FC moved into the stadium in June 2008 having previously played at the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Stadium. The move was initially on a test basis : if it was n’t deemed a success then the club would return to the Municipal Stadium. however, the trade has proven a success, consequently Korat continue to use the stadium for their home matches. [ 3 ]
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eightieth Birthday Stadium
Locations of 80th Birthday Stadium
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Location
Stadium
Capacity
Year
Nakhon Ratchasima
80th Birthday Stadium
24,641
2007–present
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