Quân khu 7 StadiumMilitary Stadium Pershing Field Ball ParkAddress2A Phan Đình Giót street, Tân Sơn HòaHo Chi Minh CityVietnamLocationHeadquarters of 7th Military Region, Tân Bình DistrictCoordinates10°48′06″N 106°40′02″E / 10.80167°N 106.66722°E / 10.80167; 106.66722OwnerVietnamese GovernmentOperatorNational Defense Sports Center Region 2Capacity25,000 18,000 (concert) [1]Public transitHCMC Bus Route 4, 7, 8, 51, 64, 104, 152ConstructionRenovated2003TenantsTổng Tham Mưu (1952-1975) Quân khu 7 F.C. (2000-2008) Thép Miền Nam Cảng Sài Gòn (2007)
Quân khu 7 Stadium (7th Military Region Stadium or Military Zone 7 Stadium, Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quân khu 7) is a stadium in Tân Bình District and part of the Headquarters of 7th Military Region or simply called as the area of 7th Military Region, a military area mostly in the adjacented Phú Nhuận District, it’s 10 minutes away from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. It has a capacity of around 25,000 people.
Before the Fall of Saigon, the stadium was called “Republic of Vietnam Military Stadium” or simply “Military Stadium”; it was also known as “Pershing Field Ball Park”, named after Pershing Field in New Jersey, to American soldiers.[2][3] This was the site of a bombing incident on February 9, 1964, that killed 2 and injured 20 people.[4] The stadium was completely rebuilt in 2003.
This was the ARVN General Staff football club’s home stadium from 1952 until 1975.[2] After renovations, the stadium hosted one men’s football match as part of the 2003 Southeast Asian Games. It was also one of the venues of 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals, hosted by four South-East Asian countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Quân khu 7 Stadium was the home field for Quân khu 7 F.C. before the club was transferred in 2009, as well as Thép Miền Nam Cảng Sài Gòn F.C. (now known as Hồ Chí Minh City F.C.) for 2007 V-League.
Below are some of the international football matches played at Quân khu 7 Stadium:
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Tournament 6 September 2003 Cambodia 1-5 Singapore Group stage 2003 Southeast Asian Games 16 July 2007 Qatar 1-2 United Arab Emirates Group stage 2007 AFC Asian Cup
Through the years, the stadium remains the favorite choice for large-scale entertainment events in the city due to its design. The stadium’s stand A is covered by a roof and seating 6,700 people – more than the capacity of the city’s largest indoor venue (Phu Tho Indoor Stadium) and similar to the comparable section at the older Thong Nhat Stadium. At an optimal concert configuration, the stadium could hold up to 18,000 people.[1]
Korean artist Rain had two concerts in this stadium in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance had a concert here as part of Tiger’s United08 Concert. In 2010, The Click Five had a concert here as a part of MTV EXIT concerts in several Vietnam cities. In 2011, Backstreet Boys and David Archuleta held their own concerts here as part of their respective Asian tour. F4 Thailand casts had their “Shooting Star Concert” here on March 4, 2023.[5][6] Ariana Grande was scheduled to perform her first concert in Vietnam at the stadium on August 23, 2017, as part of “Dangerous Woman Tour”,[7] but then she had to cancel the due to her sickness.
List of concerts at Quân khu 7 Stadium Year Date Main act(s) Tour/Concert name 2004 March 25 My Tam Yesterday & Now Liveshow 2005 September 27 My Tam The Power of Dreams Live Tour 2007 March 10 Bi Rain Rain’s Coming World Tour 2008 January 20 My Chemical Romance Tiger’s United08 / The Black Parade World Tour 2010 April 17 The Click Five MTV EXIT 2011 March 24 Backstreet Boys This Is Us Tour July 22 David Archuleta The Other Side of Down Asian Tour 2014 March 22 SNSD, miss A, 2PM, SISTAR and 365daband HEC K-Pop Festival 2014 August 30 JYJ The Return of The King Asia Tour 2014 September 28 Hardwell I Am Hardwell Tour November 9 My Tam Heartbeat Live Concert Tour 2016 October 2 Đông Nhi It’s Showtime Liveshow November 12 Noo Phuoc Thinh FunRing Day Liveshow December 21 Michael Learns To Rock, Sơn Tùng M-TP and Wonder Girls Sky Connection 2018 December 22 Đông Nhi Ten on Ten Liveshow 2023 March 4 F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers cast Shooting Star Asia Tour March 11 Super Junior Super Show 9: Road