Stadium
SCG Stadium, which also known as Thunderdome Stadium and Yamaha Stadium, is a football stadium located in Nontaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai Premier League's side, Muangthong United. SCG Stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand, while PAT Stadium and TOT Stadium Chaeng Watthana constructed without operate including there are others older stadiums, they're all considered as multi-purpose stadiums.
The name of the ground changed twice due to sponsorship agreements, the first time it was changed from the original name, Thunderdome Stadium, to Yamaha stadium in 2007, before the latest sponsorship deal between Muangthong United and SCG, worth 600 million baht, has been agreed in Feb 2012, and thus, led to changing the stadium name again to SCG Stadium.
The stadium used to be able to hold as much as 20,000 spectators but the number reduce after renovation by filling in chairs to make the stadium all seated with capacity of 15,000 people.
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