National Sports Stadium (Mongolia)

National Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity 12,500. The Naadam festival, which celebrates Mongolian independence, is held there every July. The land owned by the stadium company is about 27 hectares, of which the stadium takes about 8 hectares of land. The National Sport Stadium in Mongolia hosted the 2016 World University Archery Championship.[1]

National Sports Stadium
Central stadium
LocationUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
OwnerThe Government of Mongolia / private
Capacity12,500 (football)
Field size105 × 68 m
Surfacegrass
Construction
Broke ground1958
Opened1958
Tenants
Deren FC

History

The stadium was established in 1958 by Russian construction in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Since then, it has not been majorly renovated, although it gets a little painting and touch up once a year. Even though the stadium was built for multi-use such as football and festivals, the only mandatory event is the Naadam festival held on July 11 of each year which commemorates Mongolian State Flag Day and the People's Revolution of 1921. In 1996, a military parade in the National Sports Stadium commemorated the 790th anniversary of the Mongol Empire and the 75th anniversary of the People's Revolution. Other events are usually held under a contract except those organized by the government.

Owners

The stadium is part private owned and part government owned, with a 51%/49% split. The reason for its split ownership is that there is only one stadium that can hold 12,500 people in Mongolia. If the stadium was wholly private the government would have to fund the entire Naadam festive, 70% of the costs of which are taken from ticket sales and the leasing of surrounding land.

Events

References
  1. The History of Archery in FISU
  2. http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/09/t-ara-speed-and-davichi-awe-a-crowd-of-20000-in-mongolia#axzz2fb8y5Apn


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