Key works of SEA Games 32 must definitely be the Morodok Techo national stadium, about 20km from the capital Phnom Penh, with a maximum capacity of up to 75,000 spectators.
< p>This is where the opening and closing ceremony of the semi-finals takes place men’s football as well as athletics competition at SEA Games 32.
From a distance, Morodok Techo National Stadium looks like a stadium. The sailboat with two “caps” at both ends of the 99m high field are the highest points of this football field. Meanwhile, the stadium’s stands are nearly 40m high.
In addition, the two highest pointed structures at both ends of the stadium are similar to the “Sampeah” gesture of the Cambodian people, which means closing the palms of the two palms. hands together as a respectful greeting from the people of this country.
Morodok Techo Stadium is located in the complex sports Cambodia country. This complex started construction in April 2013, and Morodok Techo stadium started construction in August 2017.
By August 2021, it took exactly 4 years for the SEA host country to Games 32 completed this football field with a construction cost of about 168 million USD (about 3,950 billion VND).
Before the Morodok Techo complex was put into use, the sports facilities and stadium were put into use. The main stadium in Cambodia is the sports complex and Olympic national stadium in Phnom Penh.
At the SEA Games, 32 Olympic stadiums host matches in Group A of men’s soccer (including host Cambodia Indonesia Myanmar Philippines and Timor Leste).
This is also the The football field is quite large with a capacity of up to 50,000 people. The football field is quite old and was first used in 1964. Previously, the Olympic field often used artificial grass, but at SEA Games 32, the entire field surface used in men’s soccer was natural grass, so The Olympic stadium has also changed its turf to suit.
Previously, when there was no Morodok Techo stadium, most of the Cambodia team’s home matches in international tournaments included matches at the AFF Cup 2018 taking place at the Olympic Stadium.
Another football field to be used at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games is Visakha Stadium, also known as Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh. This is the stadium where matches in Group B of the men’s football event take place where the U22 Vietnam team competes.
Visakha stadium is smaller in scale than Morodok Techo stadium and Olympic stadium. The capacity of Visakha stadium is 15,000 people and is the home stadium of Visakha FC club of the Cambodian national football championship.
Even though small, Visakha stadium is quite spacious. To prepare for this year’s SEA Games, the host country has refurbished this football field from the stands to the turf.
Meanwhile, women’s soccer matches will take place at two RCAF stadiums Old (capacity of 8,000 spectators) and RSN (capacity of 5,000 spectators) are both located in Phnom Penh. RCAF Old Stadium will host Group A matches of the Vietnamese women’s team, while RSN Stadium will host Group B matches of women’s football with the presence of hosts Cambodia and Thailand.
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