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National Football Stadium (Maldives)

Coordinates: 4°10′26.7″N 73°30′47.1″E / 4.174083°N 73.513083°E / 4.174083; 73.513083
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Galolhu Football Stadium
ގަލޮޅު ފުޓްބޯޅަ ދަނޑު
(Gaumee Football Dhan'du)
Galolhu Dhandu
The stadium on a matchday of the 2021 SAFF Championship
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Full nameNational Football Stadium
LocationMajeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives
Coordinates4°10′26.7″N 73°30′47.1″E / 4.174083°N 73.513083°E / 4.174083; 73.513083
OperatorFootball Association of Maldives
Capacity11,850[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1979
Renovated2014
Tenants
Maldives national football team (1979–present)
various clubs
Maldives women's national football team

The National Football Stadium[2] (Dhivehi: ގަލޮޅު ފުޓްބޯޅަ ދަނޑު), also known as the Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Malé, Maldives. It is used mostly for football matches of the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup, the Maldivian FA Charity Shield, the President's Cup, the FAM Women's Football Championship, and national teams. The stadium holds over 11,000 spectators. The stadium was renovated for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, and rebranded as the National Football Stadium.[3]

Victory SC player (in white) in action against South China AA during the 2008 AFC Cup match at the stadium
Exterior of the stadium on a matchday of the Dhivehi Premier League

References

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  1. ^ "Maldiven - New Radiant SC - Resultaten, programma's, selectie, foto's, videos en nieuws - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ "National Football Stadium (Maldives) - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Rasmee Dhandu Stadium (Galolhu Dhandu)". worldstadiums. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.