Yishun Stadium
Encyclopedia
Yishun Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Yishun
, Singapore
, within the vicinity of Khatib MRT Station
. The stadium holds 3,400 people.
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 Yishun
Yishun
Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially named, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, within the vicinity of Khatib MRT Station
Khatib MRT Station
Khatib MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is the southernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town...
. The stadium holds 3,400 people.
History
- The Yishun Stadium is currently used mostly for soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. - From 1996 to 2003, it was home to the Sembawang Rangers FCSembawang Rangers FCSembawang Rangers Football Club was a football club in Singapore, based in Yishun. The club is also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions"....
. - For the 2006 S.LeagueS.LeagueThe S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
season, Sporting Afrique FCSporting Afrique FCSporting Afrique Football Club is a defunct professional football club which played in Singapore's S.League in 2006. The team was made up not of Singaporeans, but of players of African descent. Its squad consisted of players from Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana. The club finished in 9th place...
played their home games at the stadium. - From 2007 to 2009, it is home to the Super Reds FCSuper Reds FCSuper Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.- History :The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore...
. - For the 2010 S.LeagueS.LeagueThe S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
season, Beijing Guoan FC (Singapore) will play their home games at the stadium.