Football matches at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will be hosted at stadiums in three locations. Viet Tri Stadium in the northern province of Phu Tho, one of the three stadiums, has been chosen to host the matches of Group A, in which the U23 soccer team of Vietnam is placed.

The SEA Games 31 is scheduled to be held from May 12 to 23 in Hanoi and 11 nearby localities, with the attendance of around 10,000 athletes and officials from 11 Southeast Asian countries.

This is the second time Vietnam has hosted such an important international sporting event with the last being in 2003. SEA Games 31, themed “For a stronger South East Asia”, will feature 40 sports with 526 medal events.

Reporter Ngoc Tu of The Hanoi Times will help you explore Viet Tri Stadium which has just been completely renovated and is ready for the soccer matches at SEA Games 31:

Viet Tri Stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats.

A corner of the stadium.

The VIP area at stand A has been completely remodeled.

The remaining stands are also renovated, ready to welcome fans to cheer for Vietnam’s U23 soccer team.

Viet Tri Stadium has four locker rooms equipped with modern facilities to ensure the players’ comfort.

To ensure security, eight 360-degree cameras with a zoom range of up to 200 meters have been installed around the pitch and 30 cameras have been set up in the entrance area. All signals will be fed to the security control room.

Under the preparation plan for SEA Games 31, U23 Vietnam played a friendly match with U20 South Korea at Viet Tri Stadium yesterday [April 19].