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Sports venue in Bangkok, Thailand

This article is about the futsal stadium in Nong Chok District. For The Mall Group's planned facility, that is currently under construction, in Bang Na, see [Bangkok Arena (Bangkok Mall)](/source/Bangkok_Arena_(Bangkok_Mall)).

Bangkok Arena Interactive map of Bangkok Arena Former names Bangkok Futsal Arena Location Nong Chok, Bangkok, Thailand Coordinates 13°50′02″N 100°51′07″E / 13.8338°N 100.8520°E / 13.8338; 100.8520 Owner Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Operator Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Capacity 12,000 Field size 116*132 m. Construction Groundbreaking 24 January 2012 Built January 2012 Opened 2015; 11 years ago (2015) Architect King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Project manager Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Main contractors EMC Public Company Limited Tenants 2015 AFF Futsal Championship 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship 2017 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2017 AFF Futsal Club Championship 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2019 AFC Futsal Club Championship 2023 Teqball World Championships 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

**Bangkok Arena** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): บางกอกอารีนา, pronounced [\[bāːŋ.kɔ̀ːk ʔāː.rīː.nâː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai)), formerly named **Bangkok Futsal Arena** (บางกอกฟุตซอลอารีนา), is an [indoor sporting arena](/source/Indoor_arena), located in [Nong Chok District](/source/Nong_Chok_District) of [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), [Thailand](/source/Thailand). The capacity of the arena is 12,000 spectators and the construction of the arena was scheduled to be finished in 2012 for the [2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup](/source/2012_FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup) but construction did not finish in time because of [2011 Thailand floods](/source/2011_Thailand_floods). The Arena was finally opened in 2015, in time for the [2015 AFF Futsal Championship](/source/2015_AFF_Futsal_Championship).[1] Expected uses include [concerts](/source/Concerts), [basketball](/source/Basketball), [futsal](/source/Futsal) and [volleyball](/source/Volleyball).[2][3]

## History

The arena hosting Futsal Thai League 2020

[International Federation of Association Football](/source/International_Federation_of_Association_Football) resolved Thailand to host [2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup](/source/2012_FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup) on 18 March 2010 which the [Ministry of Tourism and Sports](/source/Ministry_of_Tourism_and_Sports_(Thailand)) is responsible for the overall. Later in August of the same year [Football Association of Thailand](/source/Football_Association_of_Thailand) propose alternatives to the main course used for competition to meet the conditions set by FIFA that audience capacity 10,000-15,000 people to the [Abhisit](/source/Abhisit_Vejjajiva) Government in three forms are construction of a new stadium by choosing from two areas including the land of the State Railway of Thailand and land at the Bangkok Civil Service Training Center in Nong Chok District another is renovation of [Indoor Stadium Huamark](/source/Indoor_Stadium_Huamark) and [Nimibutr Stadium](/source/Nimibutr_Stadium) with the conclusion that To use the Bangkok Civil Service Training Center is the construction site. In May 2011, the Abhisit Government approved the budget for the construction of this stadium amounting to 1,239 million baht in which Bangkok has assigned [King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi](/source/King_Mongkut's_University_of_Technology_Thonburi) is the designer including studying the use of field areas and signed the contract to EMC Public Company Limited on 13 January 2012 with Bangkok Governor [Sukhumbhand Paribatra](/source/Sukhumbhand_Paribatra) informing FIFA requires that this stadium be named Bangkok Futsal Arena.

Subsequently, [Bangkok Metropolitan Administration](/source/Bangkok_Metropolitan_Administration) organized an event to officially open the field on 11 November 2012 while changing the name to Bangkok Arena.

## Arena details

The stadium is an indoor stadium style designed to be versatile To be able to apply the field in other activities. Later, the stadium is 116 meters wide, 132 meters long, 5-level amphitheater, 25 meters high (roof 34 meters high) with a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The building has a size of 10 rai, with a total usable area of approximately 30,000 square meters. Structural design of the field Using a steel cable rod length of 132 meters to pull the steel roof frame. Weighing about 3,000 tons.

Architectural features was the [blossoms](/source/Blossom) are the beginning of architectural concepts with the pillars and roof framing of [Kranok pattern](/source/Kranok_pattern) by combining the patterns of the blossoms.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["กทม.ตั้งคณะกรรมการตรวจรับสนามบางกอกอารีน่า แข่งจบไป3ปียังไม่ส่งมอบ"](http://www.thairath.co.th/content/500123). *Thai Rath*. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["บางกอกอารีนา จากฟุตซอลโลก! เหลือแค่อาเซียน"](https://www.thairath.co.th/content/529635).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["ใช้สังเวียน"บางกอกอารีนา"หวดศึกโต๊ะเล็กสโมสรโลก"](http://www.siamsport.co.th/futsal/other/view/78288). 3 July 2018.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bangkok Arena](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bangkok_Arena).

- [Arena information](https://web.archive.org/web/20120512174931/http://www.bmafutsal2012.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=69&lang=en) (in Thai)

- [FIFA article on construction](https://web.archive.org/web/20120406061456/http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1610016/index.html)

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