National Stadium (East Timor)
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National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Dili
, East Timor
. It is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 5,000, but has never hosted an international match.
A tournament
held between East Timorese national teams, a UN Police team and Australian and New Zealand
combined teams was conducted in May 2007.
Playing football in East Timor is difficult because temperatures can reach 40 degrees Celsius and the pitch
at the stadium is rock solid, with dry grass on it and patches where it is just pure stones.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Dili
Dili
Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....
, East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
. It is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 5,000, but has never hosted an international match.
A tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
held between East Timorese national teams, a UN Police team and Australian and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
combined teams was conducted in May 2007.
Playing football in East Timor is difficult because temperatures can reach 40 degrees Celsius and the pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
at the stadium is rock solid, with dry grass on it and patches where it is just pure stones.