The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium ( my, သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း), simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a

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located in

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. It is the venue of choice for most national and international

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and

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competitions. This 32,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than the

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. It is part of a complex that also includes the

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. The stadium's eight-lane running track is the first in Myanmar that conforms to

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standards.

History

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Constructed with help from the

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ese government, the stadium was completed in 1985. From 23 June to 3 July 2012, the stadium hosted

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Group G matches. The stadium underwent a major renovation and was expanded to host football matches of the

2013 Southeast Asian Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games ( my, ၂၀၁၃ ခုနှစ် အရှေ့တောင် အာရှ အားကစား ပြိုင်ပွဲ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and comm ...

. It also hosted the qualification stage of the

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and matches in Group B of the main tournament in

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References

External links

Football venues in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Yangon Sports venues completed in 1985 Sport in Yangon 1985 establishments in Burma {{Burma-sports-venue-stub