Yio Chu Kang Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Singapore}} {{Infobox venue | name = Yio Chu Kang Stadium | image = [[File:Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore, March 2021.jpg|250px]] | caption = Yio Chu Kang Stadium | location = 210 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, Singapore 569777 | coordinates = {{coord|1.383312|103.846401|display=inline,title|type:landmark}} | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1985|04|01}} | renovated = | owner = [[Sport Singapore]] | operator = [[Sport Singapore]] | surface = | scoreboard = | capacity = 2,000 | dimensions = | tenants = | public_transit = {{SMRT code|NS|15}} [[Yio Chu Kang MRT station|Yio Chu Kang]] }} '''Yio Chu Kang Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] located in [[Ang Mo Kio]], Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myactivesg.com/Facilities/yio-chu-kang-stadium|title=Yio Chu Kang Stadium - ActiveSG|website=ActiveSG|language=en|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://origin.streetdirectory.com/sg/yio-chu-kang-stadium/210-ang-mo-kio-avenue-9-569777/10033_101126.html|title=Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Sports) - 210 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 (S)569777|website=www.streetdirectory.com|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=22 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522223319/https://origin.streetdirectory.com/sg/yio-chu-kang-stadium/210-ang-mo-kio-avenue-9-569777/10033_101126.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It has a seating capacity of 2,000.

It is run by [[Sport Singapore]] and was opened to the public on 1 April 1985. It is a rugby specific stadium with 8-lane running track.<ref name=":0" />

==History== In December 2015, [[Hong Kong national under-20 rugby union team|Hong Kong]] played against [[Singapore national rugby union team|Singapore]] during the [[2015 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship]] held at the stadium. The Singapore side lost the game 10–61.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Singapore rugby relegated after loss to Hong Kong|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/team-singapore/singapore-rugby-relegated-after-loss-hong-kong|work=The New Paper|date=20 December 2015|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=8 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208163058/https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/team-singapore/singapore-rugby-relegated-after-loss-hong-kong|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 7 December 2019, the Special Olympics South-east Asia Unified 5-a-side Football Tournament kicked off in Singapore at the stadium seven years after its inauguration.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Football for all at Special Olympics South-east Asian Unified 5-a-side tournament|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football-for-all-at-special-olympics-southeast-asian-unified-5-a-side-tournament|work=The Straits Times|date=7 December 2019|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

==Transport== The stadium is accessible by [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT]], bus and taxi and it is a short walk from [[Yio Chu Kang MRT station]].

==References== {{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Football venues in Singapore]] [[Category:Rugby union stadiums in Singapore]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Ang Mo Kio]] [[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Singapore]] [[Category:1985 establishments in Singapore]]