The Mỹ Đình National Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Từ Liêm Ward (formerly Nam Từ Liêm District), Hanoi, Vietnam. It has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex (Khu liên hợp Thể thao Quốc gia Mỹ Đình). It was officially opened in September 2003 and was the main venue for the Southeast Asian Games later that year, hosting the opening and closing ceremony as well as the men's football and athletics events.
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international matches. The stadium also hosted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Located 10 kilometres north-west of central Hanoi, the 40,192-seat stadium is the biggest in the country in terms of capacity and was built at a cost of US$53 million. Arched roofs cover the grandstands on the east and west sides of the arena, providing shelter for half of the seats. The area provides training facilities for the teams with two football training grounds located next to the stadium.
Since 2021, the stadium has attracted complaints mainly about the quality of the pitch, starting with its hosting of the Vietnam–Australia match in the third AFC qualification round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It has since come under further scrutiny after hosting Borussia Dortmund in an international friendly, of which the goalpost was broken mid-game, and Southeast Asian teams in the 2022 AFF Championship. The delay in the renovation of Mỹ Đình Stadium, despite the huge funding provided by the Vietnamese government, has led to several allegations of corruption and lack of financial transparency on the part of the Stadium Management Board.
In 2026, it was announced that the management of the entire complex would be transferred to the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence, which oversees Thể Công–Viettel FC.
History Ideas for a new national stadium in Vietnam were marked up in 1998 as the government conducted a prefeasibility study for a national sports complex. In July 2000, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải approved a project of a stadium at the heart of Vietnam's National Sports Complex in preparation for hosting the 2003 Southeast Asian Games. Four firms, namely Hanoi International Group (HISG - China), Philipp Holzmann (Germany), Bouygues (France), and Lemna-Keystone (United States), participated in the bidding of the stadium's construction. The process was controversial due to violations of technical and financial requirements in HISG and Holzmann's bids, corruption allegations involving a French donation, and the intransparency in the panel's decision making. In the end, HISG won the bid and signed a commitment contract on August 14, 2001.
Construction on the stadium started in 2002. During the development phase, the stadium was referred to as Sân vận động Trung tâm ("central stadium"). The stadium was architecturally complete in June 2003. In August 2003, the stadium was officially named Mỹ Đình National Stadium, taking after the name of the commune area the stadium is located within. It was inaugurated on September 2, 2003, to coincide with Vietnam's National Day.
Interior
Stands Mỹ Đình has 4 stands. The A & B stands (or east and west stands, respectively) are covered each by an arched roof weighing 2,300 tonnes. These two stands have two tiers and are tall while the C & D stands (or south and north stands) are single-tiered and tall. In total, the stadium has a capacity of 40,192 seats, including 450 VIP seats and 160 seats for journalists.
Field The playing grass field has a size of 105m x 67m, surrounded by an 8-lane athletics track and other athletics facilities.
Events
Sporting events
The stadium officially opened on September 2, 2003, with the opening friendly match between the Vietnam U23 and Shanghai Shenhua from Chinese Super League.
It hosted the 2003 Southeast Asian Games (opening ceremony, football and athletics, closing ceremony), 2003 ASEAN Para Games.
The Hanoi football club was scheduled to play at the stadium, but later backed out of their agreement, citing the embarrassment of using an 40,000+ seat venue for games that routinely draw only slightly more than 5,000.
In July 2007, Mỹ Đình Stadium hosted the Group B of 2007 AFC Asian Cup along with Quân khu 7 Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City), quarter-final match (Japan vs Australia) and semi-final match (Japan vs Saudi Arabia).
Mỹ Đình Stadium held the opening ceremony of the 2009 Asian Indoor Games from October 30, 2009, to November 8.
In December 2010, it held Group B of 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup from December 2 to December 8.
The stadium hosted sections of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, in particular the opening ceremony, and football and athletics events.
In addition, this stadium held many domestic and international football competitions:
2008 AFC Champions League (Nam Định selected this stadium as its own Thiên Trường Stadium did not meet AFC's criteria) 2008 The stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Olympic Brazil 2010 VFF Cup 2011 V-League (25th round match between Hà Nội ACB and Sông Lam Nghệ An) 2011 VFF Cup 2012 Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Playoff Round The three runners-up from the third round groups played each other at a neutral venue on 25, 27 and 29 March 2012. Vietnam was later chosen by the AFC Competitions Committee as the neutral venue, with games played at Hanoi's Mỹ Đình Stadium. On 17 July 2013, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Arsenal. On 27 July 2015, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Manchester City. On September 7, 2021, the stadium hosted the first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round between Vietnam and Australia. This is also the first time VAR and Goal-line have been applied in Vietnam (made by Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd). On 30 November 2022, the stadium held an international friendly match between Vietnam and Borussia Dortmund, which saw a shock host win of 2-1 after a controversial second goal in the last minutes of the match. 2023–24 AFC Champions League (Hanoi FC selected this stadium as its own Hàng Đẫy Stadium did not meet AFC's criteria).
Entertainment events
Mỹ Đình National Stadium has hosted various entertainment events. On March 27, 2010, an MTV EXIT concert was held here with the appearance of Korean boy band Super Junior, Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke, along with other local Vietnamese singers. On October 1, 2011, the Irish boyband Westlife performed at the stadium as a part of their Gravity Tour; about 11,000 people attended the concert. The stadium was also the starting location of the 2012 season of The Amazing Race Vietnam. On May 26, 2013, MTV EXIT held a concert featuring the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan.
The stadium has also been the venue for various K-pop concerts. It was the venue for a special concert of MBC's Music Core on December 8, 2012, KBS's Music Bank World Tour on March 28, 2015, Asia Artist Awards on November 26, 2019, and two Born Pink concerts by girl group Blackpink on July 29 and 30, 2023. +List of entertainment events held at the Mỹ Đình National StadiumDateArtistEventApril 4, 2004Mỹ TâmLiveshow: Ngày ấy và bây giờ (Yesterday & Now)June 21, 2004Sarah BrightmanHarem World TourMarch 27, 2010MTV EXITMarch 26, 2011Backstreet BoysThis Is Us TourOctober 1, 2011WestlifeGravity TourMay 26, 2012MTV EXITDecember 29, 2012K-pop Festival 2012 – Concert in VietnamMarch 28, 2015Music Bank World TourMarch 25, 2017MBC Music K-Plus Concert in VietnamMay 20, 2017Hardwell, Jewelz & SparksGo Hardwell or Go HomeOctober 26, 2019FWD Music FestNovember 26, 2019Asia Artist Awards 2019January 11, 20202020 K-pop Super Concert in HanoiNovember 5, 2022Mỹ TâmLiveshow: Tri âmJuly 29–30, 2023BlackpinkBorn Pink World TourJune 29, 2024Watera Festival 2024 - Chapter 2: The GuardianDecember 7 & 9, 2024Contestants of Anh trai "say hi" season 1Anh Trai Say Hi Concert Day 3 & 4May 10, 2025Anh Trai Say Hi Concert Day 6June 21, 2025K-Star Spark in Vietnam by VPBankAugust 10, 2025National Concert - Tổ Quốc trong timOctober 11, 2025Contestants of Em xinh "say hi" season 1Em Xinh Say Hi Concert Day 2December 13, 2025Mỹ TâmMỹ Tâm Live Concert: See the LightMarch 16, 2026Contestants of Anh trai "say hi" season 2Anh Trai Say Hi 2025 Concert Day 2July 6 & 7, 2026K-Pulse Hanoi 2026October 24–25, 2026BigBangXX: Cosmos World Tour
Tournament results The stadium has hosted several international FIFA and AFC matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held at the stadium.
2003 SEA Games
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance 30 November 200315:001–0Group A 30 November 200317:301–1Group A40,000 9 December 200316:002–0Semi-Final 9 December 200319:004–3Semi-Final40,000 12 December 200316:301–1 (4–2 pen)Bronze medal match 12 December 200319:002–1Gold medal match40,000
2006 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers – second round
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance18 February 200417:004–0Group 725,000
2004 AFF Championship
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance11 December 200417:002–1Group StageN/A11 December 200419:300–3Group StageN/A13 December 200417:006–2Group StageN/A13 December 200419:308–0Group StageN/A15 December 200418:003–0Group StageN/A
2007 AFF Championship
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance24 January 200719:000–2Semi-Final first leg40,000
2007 AFC Asian Cup
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance 8 July 200719:302–0Group B39,450 9 July 200717:151–1Group B5,000 12 July 200719:301–1Group B40,000 13 July 200720:301–3Group B5,000 16 July 200717:151–4Group B40,000 21 July 200717:151–1 (4–3 pen)Quarter-Final25,000 25 July 200720:152–3Semi-Final10,000
2008 AFF Championship
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance17 December 200819:000–2Semi-Final first leg40,000
2008 Summer Olympics qualification (AFC Round 2)
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance18 April 200717:002–0Group C20,0006 June 200720:302–135,000
2008 Summer Olympics qualification (AFC Round 3)
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance8 September 200719:15 1–1Group C14,00012 September 200719:15 1–110,000
2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers – first round
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance8 October 200720:300–1First leg20,000
2008 Summer Olympics qualification (AFC Round 3)
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance17 November 200719:15 0–4Group C7,000
2008 AFF Championship
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance17 December 200819:000–0Semi-Final first leg40,00028 December 200819:001–1 (3–2)Final second leg40,000
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance14 January 200919:003–1Group D13,00014 November 200919:000–1Group D30,00017 January 201019:001–2Group D3,000
2010 AFF Championship
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance2 December 201017:001–1Group StageN/A2 December 201019:307–1Group Stage35,0005 December 201017:002–1Group StageN/A5 December 201019:302–0Group Stage37,8798 December 201019:301–0Group Stage40,00018 December 201019:000–0 (0–2)Semi-Final second leg40,000
2012 Summer Olympics qualification (AFC Round 2)
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance23 June 201119:15 1–4Round 215,000
2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers – second round
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance28 July 201119:152–1 (2–4)Second leg20,000
2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance6 February 201318:001–2Group E7,20015 November 201319:000–3Group E9,0005 March 201421:003–1Group E5,800
2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship