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 Ratchasima FC, a professional team, and it was used for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games which coincided with the 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, hence the name of the venue.

History

The stadium is in the former SEA Games sports complex on Highway 304 (Pak Thong Chai Road) southwest of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. The stadium is all-seated with space for 24,641 spectators. The tribunes form a continuous ring, almost a perfect circle, around the pitch and running track. The stands are uncovered on three sides but a huge cantilevered roof provides cover for about 7,000 seats on one side where the ring rises to approximately double the height of the tribune it faces. Most of the seats in the stadium are bright orange (the same colour as Nakhon Ratchasima FC's home kit) and are the fixed-bucket style. But in the main stand some of the seats at the top of the tribune are red and those in the VIP section are not fixed bucket but the tip-up type favoured in the UK. In the lower sections of the main stand the initials "SAT" (Sports Authority of Thailand) are picked out in blue. The equivalent letters in Thai script are also picked out in blue. There are commentary boxes and private suites at the top of the main stand. There is also a large royal box in the middle of the main stand. At the north end of the stadium is a large scoreboard. At the opposite end are the three flagpoles used for the SEA Games and the place where the "Olympic" flame burned.

The concourses are basic and continue around the entire stadium. As with most Thai stadiums, the entrances lead directly into the seating areas with little in the way of facilities for supporters save for some modern and well-appointed toilets. The pitch is one of the better ones to be found in Thailand and is known to drain well in the rainy season. There are two floodlight systems in use at the stadium. There are roof-mounted lights on the main stand side and there are four very tall concrete pylons which stand outside the stadium. Both systems were installed because when the SEA Games was in progress the running track, pitch, sand pits, high-jump, pole vault and shot-put areas had to be illuminated simultaneously.

The large stadium also has its own "Lesser Hampden". Just opposite the main entrance to the stadium itself is a floodlit pitch, complete with a running track and a small stand. This modest arena would be large enough to host Nakhon Ratchasima FC matches but the ground doesn't meet league standards as it is not enclosed and the floodlights are not powerful enough for evening matches. However, Nakhon Ratchasima did use the ground for a pre-season friendly in March 2009 against Khonkaen FC.

Nakhon Ratchasima FC moved into the stadium in June 2008, having previously played at the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Stadium. The move was initially on a trial basis: if it wasn't deemed a success, then the club would return to the Municipal Stadium. However, the switch has proven a success, therefore, the Swat Cats continue to use the stadium for their home matches.

In 2025, Yemen national football team used the stadium as their home matches for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Stadium and locations

Coordinates	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Year
	Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Stadium	25,000	2007–present

Photos

• File:MainStandvRoiet.jpg
• File:5th December Stadium01.jpg

International matches hosted

Date	Competition	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Attendance
17 January 2010	2010 King's Cup	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Thailand	shortname alias = Thailand	flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg	flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg	flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg	flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg	flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps	border-marines=	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg	link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force	flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg	link alias-army=Royal Thai Army	flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}	1–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Singapore	flag alias = Flag of Singapore.svg	flag alias-state = State Marine Ensign of Singapore.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg	flag alias-colonial-1946 = Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg	flag alias-colonial-1952 = Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Singapore.svg	flag alias-military = SAFinfoboxflag.png	link alias-military = Singapore Armed Forces	flag alias-army = SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png	link alias-army = Singapore Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg	link alias-naval = Republic of Singapore Navy	flag alias-air force = RSAFinfoboxflag.png	link alias-air force = Republic of Singapore Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg	link alias-navy = Republic of Singapore Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}
20 January 2010		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Poland	flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg	border-naval-1919 =	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg	border-naval-1946 =	flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg	flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg	link alias-naval = Polish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg	border-navy =	link alias-navy = Polish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-marines =	link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg	border-air force =	link alias-air force = Polish Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-army =	link alias-army = Polish Land Forces	size =	size flag alias-naval = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px	size flag alias-air force = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	3–1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Thailand	shortname alias = Thailand	flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg	flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg	flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg	flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg	flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps	border-marines=	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg	link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force	flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg	link alias-army=Royal Thai Army	flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}
23 January 2010		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Poland	flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg	border-naval-1919 =	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg	border-naval-1946 =	flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg	flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg	link alias-naval = Polish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg	border-navy =	link alias-navy = Polish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-marines =	link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg	border-air force =	link alias-air force = Polish Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-army =	link alias-army = Polish Land Forces	size =	size flag alias-naval = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px	size flag alias-air force = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	6–1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Singapore	flag alias = Flag of Singapore.svg	flag alias-state = State Marine Ensign of Singapore.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg	flag alias-colonial-1946 = Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg	flag alias-colonial-1952 = Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Singapore.svg	flag alias-military = SAFinfoboxflag.png	link alias-military = Singapore Armed Forces	flag alias-army = SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png	link alias-army = Singapore Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg	link alias-naval = Republic of Singapore Navy	flag alias-air force = RSAFinfoboxflag.png	link alias-air force = Republic of Singapore Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg	link alias-navy = Republic of Singapore Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}
9 November 2014	Friendly	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Thailand	shortname alias = Thailand	flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg	flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg	flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg	flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg	flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps	border-marines=	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg	link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force	flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg	link alias-army=Royal Thai Army	flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}	3–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Philippines	flag alias = Flag of the Philippines.svg	flag alias-1535 = Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg	flag alias-1821 = Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg	flag alias-1873 = Flag of the First Spanish Republic.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg	flag alias-aguinaldo = Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg	flag alias-1898 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg	flag alias-1908 = US flag 46 stars.svg	flag alias-1912 = US flag 48 stars.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg	flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg	flag alias-1985 = Flag of the Philippines (light blue).svg	flag alias-1986 = Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Philippine Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Philippine Air Force	flag alias-army=Flag of the Philippine Army.svg	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Philippine Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Philippine Marine Corps	flag alias-military=Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg	link alias-military=Philippine Armed Forces	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Philippine Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Philippine Navy	link alias-army = Philippine Army	link alias-naval = Philippine Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}
18 November 2014		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Thailand	shortname alias = Thailand	flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg	flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg	flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg	flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg	flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg	flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg	link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps	border-marines=	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy	flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg	link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force	flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg	link alias-army=Royal Thai Army	flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}	2–0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = New Zealand	flag alias = Flag of New Zealand.svg	flag alias-1834 = Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg	flag alias-civil-1867 = Flag of New Zealand Government Ships 1867.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of New Zealand.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg	flag alias-naval-1941 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	link alias-naval = Royal New Zealand Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg	link alias-air force = Royal New Zealand Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of New Zealand.svg	link alias-navy = Royal New Zealand Navy	empty = Junior All Blacks	link alias-football = New Zealand men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}
25 March 2025	2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Yemen	flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg	flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg	flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg	link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lebanon	flag alias = Flag of Lebanon.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Lebanese Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Lebanese Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Front).svg	link alias-army = Lebanese Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Drapeau de Forces Navales Libanaises.jpg	link alias-navy = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Lebanon.gif	link alias-naval = Lebanese Navy	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Lebanon (1920-1943).svg	flag alias-1920a = Flag of the French Mandate of Syria (1920).svg	flag alias-1920b = Lebanese French flag.svg	flag alias-1943 = Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}
14 October 2025		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Yemen	flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg	flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg	flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg	link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Brunei	flag alias = Flag of Brunei.svg	flag alias-old = Old Flag of Brunei.svg	flag alias-1906 = Flag of Brunei 1906-1959.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Brunei Navy	flag alias-army = Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) - Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) ensign.svg	link alias-army = Royal Brunei Land Force	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Royal Brunei Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Brunei Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Brunei Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}
18 November 2025		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Yemen	flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg	flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg	flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg	link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bhutan	flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}

External links

• World Stadiums.com Template:Webarchive
• Sports Authority of Thailand site
• Photos at koratfc.net Template:Webarchive
• Photos of 'Lesser Stadium'.