Thephasadin Stadium ( th, สนามเทพหัสดิน) is a

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within the grounds of Thailand's

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Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 6,378 spectators.

History

Thephasadin Stadium was constructed in 1965 for the use in

1966 Asian Games The 1966 Asian Games (), also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Isr ...

as the Hockey venue, hence its original name, Hockey Field. It was renamed in 1983 in memorial of

Sanan Thephasadin na Ayutthaya Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya (also spelled Thephasadin among other variants; th, สนั่น เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา, , ; 1 January 1877 – 1 February 1943), better known by his noble title Chaophraya Thammasakmont ...

, considered the Father of Thai Football. With its capacity of 6,378 seats, it was retired from being the hockey stadium. The stadium was used as the venue for the 19th WBA

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(115 lbs) world title defense of

Khaosai Galaxy Khaosai Galaxy ( th, เขาทราย แกแล็คซี่, born, 15 May 1959) is a Thai former professional boxer who competed between 1980 and 1991. He was also a Muay Thai practitioner. He held the WBA super-flyweight title betwee ...

against Mexican challenger Armando Castro on December 22, 1991. As a result, Galaxy won by

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and regarded as his last fight. Thephasatin Stadium used to be the temporary home of BEC Tero Sasana on 2010–2012 since

Nong Chok Sport Stadium Nong Chok Sport Stadium ( th, สนามกีฬาหนองจอก) is a stadium in Nong Chok, Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated in Nong Chok, the biggest and the least populated district of Bangkok. It is currently used mostly for t ...

is undergoing renovations. Thephasatin Stadium, used as a football field organized for national football match and Asian sports after the Supachalasai Stadium.

External links

Stadium information

References

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