National Stadium, Singapore
The Singapore National Stadium (Malay: Stadium Nasional Singapura) was located in Kallang. Opened in July 1973, the National Stadium was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and was demolished to make way for the Singapore Sports Hub and New Singapore National Stadium, which are expected to open in 2014.
The stadium has played host to many sporting, cultural, entertainment and national events, such as the Southeast Asian Games when it was hosted in Singapore, the Singapore Armed Forces Day, the Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony, and the finals of the 2004 Tiger Cup. The National Stadium has also been the venue for the National Day Parade 18 times (in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 to 1999, 2001 to 2004, and 2006).
Ever since the stadium opened in 1973, the Singapore national football team has played its home matches here. It has also hosted the final of the Singapore Cup since 1996. Additionally, the stadium was the home of the representative team that participated in domestic football in Malaysia.
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