Chonburi Stadium ( th, ชลบุรีสเตเดียม หรือ สนาม อบจ. ชลบุรี) is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Chonburi Province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of Chonburi Football Club. The stadium holds 8,680 people.

History

The Chonburi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football games located at Suan Luang Rama IX Park in Mueang Chonburi,

Chonburi Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...

, with a capacity of 8,680 seats, is currently used as the home of Chonburi Football Club. The stadium was used for the first time a season in 2012 for the

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

and also used to play in the

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

as well as their first time in this competition. After the earlier of the playing in AFC competition, The stadium is not qualified to be used in the field so they use Supachalasai Stadium in previous years. But at end of 2012, the stadium can be used and led the team to reach the semi-finals in the

2012 AFC Cup The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four year ...

for the club's first time in Chonburi history.

References

External links

Stadium Profile
Chonburi F.C. Football venues in Thailand Sport in Chonburi province Buildings and structures in Chonburi province Sports venues completed in 2010 2010 establishments in Thailand {{Thailand-sports-venue-stub