The Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Stadium ( th, สนามกีฬากลางเทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา) is a multi-use sports stadium in

Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima ( th, นครราชสีมา, ) is one of the four major cities of Isan, Thailand, known as the "big four of Isan". The city is commonly known as Korat (, ), a shortened form of its name. It is the governmental seat of ...

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 the former home of

Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. Nakhonratchasima Mazda Football Club ( Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดนครราชสีมา), commonly known as Korat, is a professional football club based in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. They play in the T ...

who left the municipal stadium for the

80th Birthday Stadium The 80th Birthday Stadium is a sports facility in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. It is the main stadium in His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 2007, Sports Complex. It is home to Nakhon ...

in June 2008. The stadium is built in the typical Thai style. There are two side stands and no supporter accommodation at each end. The main stand is single tier with a concrete

cantilever A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a canti ...

roof and extends for about thirty metres each side of the half way line. This stand contains offices and dressing rooms. The stand has red bench seats which were added for the

2007 SEA Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 2007, Kila haeng echiye tawan oak chiyeng tai 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, was a South ...

as the stadium hosted some football matches (mainly women's and some men's group games). Opposite the main stand is an uncovered and unseated stand which runs for about the same length as the main stand. In common with almost every stadium in Thailand, there is an athletics track. The stadium was last used by Korat for a pre-season friendly in February 2009 against Sisaket FC. The last matches of note played at the stadium were on 22 July 2009 when

Vongchavalitkul University Vongchavalitkul University (VU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยวงษ์ชวลิตกุล) is a private university in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Founded in 1984 as Vongchavalitkul College, it was upgraded to universit ...

beat

Rayong FC Rayong Football Club ( Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดระยอง) is a Thai professional football club based in Rayong province. They play in Thai League 2. Stadium and locations Seasons *P = Played *W ...

in the second round of the Thai FA Cup and on 7 April 2010 when

Bangkok Christian College F.C. Bangkok Christian College Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลกรุงเทพคริสเตียน) is a Thai defunct football (soccer), football club based in Bangkok. The name is derived from the Bangkok Christian ...

defeated Nakhon Ratchasima Sports School (playing as 'Korat United') in the first round of the same competition.Korat United v Bangkok Christian match report.
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