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), and 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 2021 Southeast Asian Games for (opening ceremony, football and athletics) In addition, this stadium held many domestic and international football competitions: 2008 AFC Champions League (Nam Định selected this stadium as their own Thiên Trường Stadium did not meet AFC 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