Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium

Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1995. Its it currentl the home stadium for Malaysia M3 League club, Perlis United. The stadium was built for the purposes of the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra
Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra (Malay)
துவாங்கு சையத் புத்ரா ஸ்டேடியம் (Tamil)
TSP
Former namesState Main Stadium
LocationKangar, Perlis, Malaysia
Capacity20,000
Opened1995
Tenants
Perlis F.A.
Perlis United


Famous footballer in the world who has played in the stadium are; Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme, Pablo Aimar and Lionel Scaloni during the tournament.

After the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final seeing Argentina emerged as victory, head coach Lionel Scaloni was seen wearing the 1997 Argentina jersey that he won in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

International fixtures

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
Date Team Score Team Round
18 June 1997  Hungary 0–3  Argentina Group stage
 Australia 0–0  Canada
20 June 1997  Hungary 0–1  Australia
 Argentina 2–1  Canada
23 June 1997  Hungary 1–2  Canada
 Argentina 3–4  Australia
26 June 1997  Australia 0–1  Japan Round of 16


See also

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