Bahtoo Memorial Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

, located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. Its address is the corner of 71st st and 30th st beside of the Bahtoo Sport Centre.

Overview

Named after revolutionary Colonel Bahtoo, the 17,000 seat stadium was the largest stadium in

Upper Myanmar Upper Myanmar ( or , also called Upper Burma) is one of two geographic regions in Myanmar, the other being Lower Myanmar. Located in the country's centre and north stretches, Upper Myanmar encompasses six inland states and regions, including M ...

before the construction of the Mandalarthiri Stadium and the home stadium of Yadanabon FC of the

Myanmar National League The Myanmar National League (abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight profession ...

(MNL).

Bahtoo Stadium also hosts other local and regional football tournaments. It was the venue for the 2006

Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup The Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup is a football tournament held in Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Sou ...

, an international football tournament.

References

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