Yio Chu Kang 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

Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio () is a planning area and residential town situated in the Central Region of Singapore. Located approximately north of the Downtown Core district, Ang Mo Kio is the 4th most populated planning area in the North-East region and ra ...

, Singapore. It has a seating capacity of 2,000. It is run by

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and was opened to the public on 1 April 1985. It is a rugby specific stadium with 8-lane running track.

History

In December 2015,

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played against

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during the

2015 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship The 2015 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The winners, Hong Kong, secured a berth at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy by winning the top division. Top division The to ...

held at the stadium. The Singapore side lost the game 10–61. 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.

Transport

The stadium is accessible by MRT, bus and taxi and it is a short walk from

Yio Chu Kang MRT station Yio Chu Kang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, near the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. This station primarily serves students of adjacen ...

History

Transport

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