National Football Stadium (Maldives)

Galolhu Football Stadium
ގަލޮޅު ފުޓްބޯޅަ ދަނޑު
(Gaumee Football Dhan'du)
Galolhu Dhandu
The stadium on a matchday of the 2021 SAFF Championship
Map
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)
Dhivehi Premier League
FAM Cup
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, FAM Cup, and narional teams. The stadium holds over 11,000 spectators. The stadium was renovated to upgrade certain facilities 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 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.