BG Stadium (Bangkok)

Ground: BG Stadium

Capacity: 15,114

Opened: 2010

Club: BG Pathum United

BG Stadium, the home of BG Pathum United, is considered one of the best football venues in Thailand, often used as a neutral ground for cup semi-finals and finals, along with hosting national team games.

This page is dedicated to its background and when it stages games as a neutral venue. The history of BG Pathum United and my first visits is covered elsewhere, as are the home matches I have attended from 2022.

Stadium Background

For many years, the stadium was known as being three-sided before the East Stand was constructed and opened in 2024. It also had an artificial pitch for several seasons. The stadium is in the grounds of Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited.

When opened, the home club was known as Bangkok Glass FC. The venue was known as Leo Stadium for a time. In later years, True BG Stadium. The complex has a football training centre, BG Hall, an indoor arena, and The Rabbits Bar & Restaurant. 

My Neutral Game at BG Stadium

Thailand 1 Suriname 0 

Friendly - Sunday 27th March 2022

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Having been to Chonburi Stadium the previous Thursday for the match against Nepal, I was delighted to be cheering on my adopted nation once again. I had learned what I thought was the best way to the stadium by public transport after heading to a game at nearby North Bangkok University the previous weekend.

I changed buses at Wat Phra Sri Mahathat to take a service to the opposite Zeer Rangsit, where there was a small mall and market to grab some food and drink. From there, it was a bit of a wait before the busy 538 air-conditioned bus arrived. It dropped me right outside the ground.

I decided to buy a ticket for the normal home end and was soon upstairs on the top deck, which was great for plane spotters but not vertigo sufferers, especially as you needed to be at the back to view the near goal. I didn’t really enjoy it, truth be told, despite the dramatic view.

The Ultras made viewing even more difficult when they arrived with their flags, making a proper noise at the same time. The Thai Power fan group was at the other end. Bordin Phala had the first effort for Thailand, but his low shot was easily gathered by keeper Warner Hahn.

This was before Hahn produced a good low save to keep out Suphanat Mueanta, who then had a low near-post volley disallowed for offside. At this point, I moved downstairs a level to the middle tier, where I felt more comfortable.

The hosts were playing some neat football, with Suriname having their backs to the wall. Theerathon Boonmatan was next to go close, with a bending free kick. Bordin opened the scoring three minutes shy of the half-hour mark when he came inside and fired in a curling shot from twenty-five yards.

Head coach Alexandré Pölking had his charges playing well, and they were on a fine run since being crowned as Southeast Asian champions. But Suriname hadn’t just turned up to sightsee. They almost drew level when Leandro Kappel dragged his shot across the goal shortly into the second half.

Kritsada Kaman was next to go close with a free kick for the Thais before keeper Sivaruk Tedsungnoen made a miraculous save from sub Jeredy Hilterman, who really should have scored from the low cross.

The visitors continued to carve out opportunities, with Tjaronn Chery being found on the edge of the box in acres of space. His low shot was saved by Sivaruk. In the end, the home side won 1-0. It was now time to plan my trip home. Crossing the bridge, a minivan was waiting to take fans back to Victory Monument. 

I decided to bite the bullet and jump out at Lak Si, failing desperately to estimate my stop. It ended in a very long walk along the side of the busy Vibhavadi Rangsit road and along Thanon Chaeng Watthana back to the stop at the end of Ram Inthra near Wat Phra Sri Mahathat BTS, from where a 26 bus was soon along to take me home.