Toa Payoh Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Toa Payoh, Singapore}} {{Infobox venue | name = Toa Payoh Stadium | image = Toa Payoh Sports Stadium Singapore.jpg | location = 297 Lorong 6 [[Toa Payoh]], [[Singapore]] 319389 | coordinates = | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1974|03|01}} | closed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2023}} | demolished = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024}} | renovated = | owner = [[Sport Singapore]] | operator = [[Sport Singapore]] | surface = | scoreboard = | capacity = 3,800 | dimensions = | tenants = [[Balestier Khalsa FC]] (2002– 2022) | public_transit = {{SMRT code|NS|19}} [[Toa Payoh MRT station|Toa Payoh]] }}

'''Toa Payoh Stadium''' was a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Toa Payoh]], [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myactivesg.com/Facilities/toa-payoh-stadium|title=Toa Payoh Stadium – ActiveSG|website=ActiveSG|language=en|access-date=2018-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028140545/https://www.myactivesg.com/facilities/toa-payoh-stadium|archive-date=2017-10-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/toa-payoh-stadium/297-lorong-6-toa-payoh-319389/9258_40285.html|title=Toa Payoh Stadium (Sports) – 297 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (S)319389|website=streetdirectory.com|access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> It was used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and was the home stadium of [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]]. The stadium held 3,800 people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.com/v/1907/singapore/toa-payoh-stadium|title=Toa Payoh Stadium {{!}} Fixtures, stats and address {{!}} World Football|website=worldfootball.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> It was taken over by the then [[Singapore Sports Council]] on 30 November 1973, and opened to the public on 1 March 1974.

==History== The stadium was closed and demolished in August 2024, with the general vicinity being redeveloped as part of the Toa Payoh Integrated Development, with facilities such as a library, a much larger stadium, polyclinic and swimming complex by 2030.<ref name="Toa Payoh Integrated Centre">{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/toa-payoh-integrated-development-new-sports-centre-polyclinic-library-park-2030-3306471|title=Toa Payoh Stadium {{!}} New sports centre, polyclinic and library in Toa Payoh to be completed by 2030 {{!}} Channel Newsasia|website=channelnewsasia.com|language=en|access-date=2024-11-26}}</ref>

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==Facility== The stadium had a total [[seating capacity]] of 3,964 people. The stadium consists of a soccer field, an 8-lane running track and a fitness corner.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==See also== *[[List of stadiums in Singapore]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Singapore]] [[Category:Football venues in Singapore]] [[Category:Toa Payoh]] [[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Singapore]] [[Category:Singapore Premier League venues]] [[Category:Balestier Khalsa FC]] [[Category:1974 establishments in Singapore]] [[Category:Sports venues demolished in 2024]] [[Category:2024 disestablishments in Singapore]] [[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Singapore]]