Sân vận động Thống Nhất | |
 Thống Nhất Stadium during the2022 AFC Champions League | |
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| Full name | Thống Nhất Sports Center |
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| Former names | Renault Field (1929–1960) Cộng Hòa Stadium (1960–1975) |
| Location | District 10, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam |
| Owner | Vietnamese Government |
| Operator | Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| Capacity | 14,400[1] |
| Field size | 100 by 68 metres (109.4 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1929 |
| Opened | October 18, 1931 |
| Renovated | 1967–1968, 2002–2003, 2005–2007, 2017–2019 |
| Expanded | 1959–1960, 1990s |
| Tenants | |
| Ho Chi Minh City Saigon FC (2016-2023) Vietnam national football team (Selected matches) Vietnam women's national football team | |
Thống Nhất Stadium (lit. Unification Stadium) (Vietnamese:Sân vận động Thống Nhất), formerlyCộng Hoà Stadium (Vietnamese:Sân vận động Cộng Hoà) is amulti-purpose stadium inHo Chi Minh City,Vietnam.[2] It is located at 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Ward 6,District 10. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home stadium forHo Chi Minh City FC of theV.League 1. The stadium has a capacity of 14,400.[3]
In 1929,Chợ Lớn Municipal Commission decided to build a new stadium in the city. The stadium was namedRenault Field after the city commission's chairman at the time - Philippe Oreste Renault. The stadium was opened on October 18, 1931 by an inauguration football match between Cho Lon Police and Gia Dinh Stars with the Cho Lon side taking a 1-0 win. In its early day, the stadium only consisted of one 20-step spectators' stand, which was covered by a reinforced cement roof.[4]
From 1959 to October 1960, new stands and a lighting system were added to the stadium while the main stand was expanded. This expansion increased the capacity of the stadium to 30,000 people. The stadium was then also renamed toCộng Hòa Stadium ("Republic Stadium"). It was renovated again in 1967.
Between 1955 and 1975, the site had witnessed a number of major sporting events including an over-capacity 30,000 strong crowd to watch the elimination football match betweenSouth Vietnam andSouth Korea leading up to the1964 Summer Olympics.[5] TheMerdeka Cup gold trophy, won by South Vietnam in 1966, was kept at the stadium. Its whereabouts are not known after theFall of Saigon.[6]
During theVietnam War, the stadium was also the scene of terrorist attacks by theVietcong. Explosives detonated on October 4, 1965 killed 11 and injured 42 others.[7][8]
On September 2, 1975, the stadium was renamedThống Nhất Stadium ("Reunification Stadium") after a football match betweenHải Quan F.C. and Ngân Hàng F.C. took place.
The stadium has been home toHồ Chí Minh City F.C. (formerly known as Saigon Port F.C.) since the club's formation in 1975. Between 1995 and 2002, it was also the home ground toHồ Chí Minh City Police F.C.
In 2002, renovation was done to prepare the stadium to hostGroup B men's football matches at the2003 Southeast Asian Games.[9] It was usually home toVietnam national football team alongsideHàng Đẫy Stadium inHanoi until 2003 whenMỹ Đình National Stadium was completed.
In 2016,Sài Gòn F.C. selected Thong Nhat as the home stadium for their first season inV.League 1.
Until 2017, the stadium has a capacity of 19,450 people.[10] Since then, the stadium has been renovated in phases. In the first phase, the A1 and A2 sections of the main stand were repainted and a new 1500-lux floodlight system was installed in the last quarter of 2017. In 2018, the playing field was redone and more than 6,700 seats were added to the B, C and D stands. This reduced the capacity of the stadium to approximately 15,000 people.[1] In 2019, existing seats in stand A will be replaced while new seats will be added to the east and west wings of the stand (A4 and A5).[11]
To prepare for the2026 Vietnam National Games, grandstand B will be completely renovated, which will add 4,500 seats and bring the total capacity of the stadium to 19,000. The renovation is expected to cost 149 billion VND (US$6.1 million).[1]
The stadium has hosted various domestic and international sporting and entertainment events throughout its history. Some of the most events are listed below
| Date | Competition | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 |
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| 29 January 1999 | 1999 Dunhill Cup |  Vietnam | 1–0 |  Singapore |
| 29 January 1999 |  Russia | 2–0 |  Iran | |
| 30 January 1999 |  Malaysia | 1–1 |  Bulgaria | |
| 31 January 1999 |  South Korea | 2–1 |  China | |
| 31 January 1999 | Vietnam | 1–0 | Russia | |
| 31 January 1999 | Iran | 5–0 | Singapore | |
| 1 February 1999 | South Korea | 3–0 | Malaysia | |
| 1 February 1999 | China | 2–1 | Bulgaria | |
| 2 February 1999 | Singapore | 1–1 | Russia | |
| 2 February 1999 | Iran | 2–2 | Vietnam | |
| 3 February 1999 | Bulgaria | 1–5 | South Korea | |
| 3 February 1999 | China | 7–1 | Malaysia | |
| 5 February 1999 | 1999 Dunhill Cup semi-finals | Vietnam | 1–4 | China |
| 5 February 1999 | South Korea | 2–0 | Iran | |
| 7 February 1999 | 1999 Dunhill Cup final | China | 0–1 | South Korea |
| 23 January 2000 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Vietnam | 11–0 |  Guam |
| 26 January 2000 | Vietnam | 3–0 |  Philippines | |
| 29 January 2000 | Vietnam | 0–2 | China | |
| 20 August 2004 | LG Cup | Vietnam | 5–0 |  Myanmar |
| 22 August 2004 |  India | 2–1 | Myanmar | |
| 24 August 2004 | Vietnam | 2–1 | India | |
| 8 September 2004 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round | Vietnam | 1–2 | South Korea |
| 7 December 2004 | 2004 AFF Championship |  Laos | 0–6 |  Indonesia |
| 7 December 2004 | Vietnam | 1–1 | Singapore | |
| 9 December 2004 | Vietnam | 9–1 |  Cambodia | |
| 9 December 2004 | Indonesia | 0–0 | Singapore | |
| 1 October 2008 | Ho Chi Minh City Cup | Vietnam | 2–3 | Myanmar |
| 5 October 2008 | Vietnam | 2–3 |  Turkmenistan | |
| 29 June 2011 | Friendly | Vietnam | 6–0 |  Macau |
| Preceded by | AFC Women's Asian Cup Host Venue 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | AFC Women's Asian Cup Host Venue 2014 | Succeeded by |
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