Sŏsan Stadium is a football stadium in Pyongyang , North Korea . It is currently used mostly for football matches . The stadium holds 25,000 people , and was built by the North Korean army in 1988 for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students . It lies next to Ryanggang Hotel which was completed around the same time in 1989 . The stadium was modernised in 2011 , receiving a new artificial turf pitch to FIFA standards , an electronic scoreboard , new seats for spectators , and an improved medical facility
13th World Festival of Youth and Students
13th World Festival of Youth and Students
Sosan Stadium