Chang Arena

The Buriram Stadium (known for sponsorship purposes as Chang Arena) is a 32,600-seat football stadium in Buriram, Thailand.[2] The stadium is the home of Thailand's 2011, 2013, and 2015 treble champions, Buriram United. Chang Arena is the largest club-owned football stadium in Thailand. Its nickname is "The Thunder Castle", the fifth castle of Buriram Province.

Chang Arena
"The Thunder Castle"
Chang Arena in 2019
Full nameBuriram Stadium
LocationBuriram, Thailand
Coordinates14°57′57″N 103°05′40″E
OwnerBuriram United
OperatorBuriram United
Capacity32,600[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground4 October 2010
Opened4 June 2011
ExpandedQ4/2013
Construction costUS$12–17 million
Tenants
Buriram United

History

Chang Arena is in the Isan sub-districts, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram Province. The 150-acre site has a capacity of 32,600 people with parking for 500 cars and 1,000 motorcycles. The pitch is floodlit, allowing for night matches. It is funded under the title-assignment contract from I-Mobile and parts of club president Newin Chidchob. The stadium was recorded in Guinness World Records that is the only FIFA-level football stadium in the world with the lowest construction time in the world with 256 days.[3][4]

Name

The stadium was originally named "New I-Mobile Stadium" due to a sponsorship agreement with I-Mobile.[5] It is also known as "Thunder Castle Stadium".

In 2017 the stadium was renamed to "Chang Arena" due to the sponsorship of Chang beer.[6] The stadium is referred to by its official name, Buriram Stadium, by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[7]

Facilities
In front of the stadium
The stadium on a matchday

The stadium is the first sole-use football stadium in Thailand that meets FIFA and AFC standards. The stadium is eligible to host all levels of domestic or international football matches. The stadium houses locker rooms for home and visiting teams, modern medical facilities, and television and radio broadcasting facilities.

International football matches
Date Team #1 Score Team #2 Match
14 July 2011 Thailand1–0 MyanmarFriendly
15 July 2011 Thailand1–1 MyanmarFriendly
23 July 2011 Thailand1–0 Palestine2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
10 November 2017 North Korea4–1 Malaysia2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
13 November 2017 Malaysia1–4 North Korea2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
5 June 2019 Curaçao3–1 India2019 King's Cup
5 June 2019 Vietnam1–0 Thailand2019 King's Cup
8 June 2019 Thailand0–1 India2019 King's Cup
8 June 2019 Vietnam1–1
(4–5 p)		 Curaçao2019 King's Cup
7 October 2021 Indonesia2–1 Chinese Taipei2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round
11 October 2021 Chinese Taipei0–3 Indonesia2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round

2020 AFC U-23 Championship
Date Time (UTC+07) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
10 January 202017:15 Vietnam0–0 United Arab EmiratesGroup Stage3,967
10 January 202020:15 North Korea1–2 JordanGroup Stage305
13 January 202017:15 United Arab Emirates2–0 North KoreaGroup Stage1,867
13 January 202020:15 Jordan0–0 VietnamGroup Stage1,089
16 January 202020:15 Jordan1–1 United Arab EmiratesGroup Stage205

Attendances
Buriram United Megastore

The average and highest attendances at Buriram United domestic league competitions:

Year Average Highest Competition
2011 15,008 24,712 2011 Thai Premier League
2012 15,319 23,033 2012 Thai Premier League
2013 18,941 27,088 2013 Thai Premier League
2014 19,132 33,325 2014 Thai Premier League
2015 19,553 33,269 2015 Thai Premier League
2016 15,547 32,600 2016 Thai League T1

References
  1. "buri-ram-scores-in-sports-tourism". ttrweekly. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. "ไอ-โมบาย สเตเดียม I-mobile Stadium" (in Thai). chillpainai. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. "ช้าง สเตเดียม".
  4. ""สนาม ช้างอารีนา" ส่องประวัติรังเหย้าทีมปราสาทสายฟ้า". 27 June 2019.
  5. ดร.ปราจิน เอี่ยมลำเนา เข้าเยี่ยมชมสนามนิว ไอโมบาย สเตเดี้ยม บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด
  6. "เมื่อ "CHANG ARENA" คือชื่อใหม่ของ "I-mobile stadium" เหตุใดไอโมบายฯถึงไม่ได้ไปต่อ". buriramworld. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. Chang Arena Stadium

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