Location Berakas, Brunei Broke ground August 1980 Opened 23 September 1983 Phone +673 880 5461 | Surface Grass Architect SAA Partnership Capacity 28,000 Construction cost 100 million SGD | |
Owner Youth and Sports Department, Brunei Operator Youth and Sports Department, Brunei Address Jalan Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Bandar Seri Begawan BB4313, Brunei Teams Brunei DPMM FC, Brunei national football team, Wijaya FC, Brunei Similar Berakas Sports Complex, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin, Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei Museum, Malay Technology Museum | ||
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Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was opened in 1984.
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Construction
Unusually for a public building in Brunei Darussalam, members of the public donated and contributed towards the building of the stadium. Although the final collection of $1,102,761.57 accounted for a little more than 1.1 per cent of the total building cost ($100 million), the public participation showed the Bruneians' great interest and support for this project. The entire project cost for the stadium is about $100 million.
Opening
It was opened on 23 September 1983, the date was chosen because it commemorated His Majesty Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien's (then His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan) 70th Birthday.
In the evening, a friendly football match was played between the Brunei national football team and an invited English League team, Sheffield United. This was the first football match played in the stadium. Despite the jet lag and the humid weather, Sheffield United won 1-0. The next day another match was held between Sheffield United and a Brunei invited team which ended in a 1-1 draw.