Jalan Besar Stadium could get a new South Stand, adding 1,500 seats

Singapore players stand before fans after the first leg of the ASEAN Championship semi-final against Thailand at Jalan Besar Stadium on Aug 15, 2026.

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Published Sep 17, 2026, 12:28 AM

Updated Sep 17, 2026, 11:12 AM

The Football Association of Singapore and Sport Singapore plan to expand Jalan Besar Stadium by adding a new South Stand with 1,500 seats to meet rising fan demand.

Recent strong support for the Lions, including sold-out ASEAN Championship matches and over 30,000 fans at an Asian Cup qualifier, has driven the expansion decision.

The expansion aims to enhance fan experience ahead of new stadiums in Punggol and Toa Payoh, making Singapore football more vibrant and inclusive.

SINGAPORE – More fans may be able to catch football action at the Jalan Besar Stadium soon, as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and national agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) are in discussions to expand the facility.

The Straits Times understands that both parties have been in talks since the ASEAN Championship, which concluded in August.

FAS president Forrest Li confirmed on Sept 16 that there are plans to add a new South Stand with 1,500 seats to its existing 6,000-seat capacity. No timeline was provided.

In the 2025/2026 FAS Annual Report published online on Sept 16, Li said he was proud of the Lions’ results at the 2026 ASEAN Championship – where the team made the semi-finals before they bowed out after a 4-3 aggregate loss to Thailand – and the “groundswell of excitement and support this performance has produced in our fans”.

He added in the statement: “Our stadiums have been fuller and louder than ever. More than 30,000 came out to support our Lions during their final Asian Cup qualifier match against Bangladesh, and every single ASEAN Championship match in Singapore played to a sold-out stadium.

“In recognition of this strong fan response, we are working with SportSG to increase game-viewing capacity: first, by erecting a new South Stand at Jalan Besar Stadium to add 1,500 seats, and later, with the completion of new stadiums in Punggol and Toa Payoh. This improved infrastructure, allowing us to welcome many more fans to the pitch, will make Singapore football even more vibrant and inclusive.”

If confirmed, the new stand will be built in King George’s Avenue. When the LionsXII played in the Malaysian Super League, a temporary King George’s Stand was built in 2012 as an interim measure to boost the stadium capacity, before it was dismantled in 2015.

ST has contacted SportSG and FAS for more details.

In recent years, fans have called for an expansion of the venue after a rush for match tickets for the last two editions of the ASEAN Championship.

Many Lions fans were left frustrated in August after more than 4,000 home-supporter tickets for the first leg of the semi-final between Singapore and Thailand sold out soon after sales started online.

At the 2024 edition, thousands of fans formed snaking queues at Jalan Besar to purchase tickets to the championship’s first-leg semi-final between Singapore and Vietnam. More than 5,000 tickets sold out in less than seven hours.

Support for the Lions has soared after the team led by coach Gavin Lee notched some encouraging results, including a maiden Asian Cup qualification in November 2025.

At the recent ASEAN Championship, the Lions qualified for the semi-finals for the third time in four editions. They finished second in Group A by beating Cambodia (2-1 away) and Timor-Leste (2-0 at home) before holding defending champions Vietnam (0-0 away) and Indonesia (1-1 at home).

Four-time champions Singapore played their home matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium as the 55,000-seat National Stadium was booked for the National Day Parade on Aug 9, and The Kallang Group revealed that it takes about 2½ weeks to dismantle the set-up and get the pitch ready.

The venue currently hosts Asian Champions League Two (ACL Two) matches, and it is the home ground for Singapore Premier League clubs Lion City Sailors and the Young Lions.

Deepanraj Ganesan is a sports correspondent at The Straits Times focusing on football, athletics, combat sports and policy-related news.

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2026年8月15日，在惹兰勿刹体育场举行的东盟锦标赛半决赛首回合对阵泰国的比赛结束后，新加坡球员站在球迷面前。

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 17 日凌晨 12:28

更新于2026年9月17日上午11:12

新加坡足球协会和新加坡体育理事会计划扩建惹兰勿刹体育场，新增一个拥有 1500 个座位的南看台，以满足不断增长的球迷需求。

近期，狮队获得了强有力的支持，包括东盟锦标赛比赛门票售罄以及亚洲杯预选赛超过 3 万名球迷到场观赛，这促成了扩军的决定。

此次扩建旨在提升球迷体验，为榜鹅和大巴窑的新体育场做好准备，使新加坡足球更加充满活力和包容性。

新加坡——随着新加坡足球协会 (FAS) 和国家体育局 (SportSG) 正在商讨扩建惹兰勿刹体育场，更多球迷可能很快就能在体育场观看足球比赛了。

据《海峡时报》了解，双方自8月份结束的东盟锦标赛以来一直在进行谈判。

新加坡足协主席李福瑞于9月16日证实，计划在现有6000个座位的基础上，增建一座拥有1500个座位的南看台。但未提供具体时间表。

在9月16日在线发布的2025/2026年度新加坡足协年度报告中，李表示，他对狮队在2026年东盟锦标赛上的成绩感到自豪——该队打入了半决赛，但在总比分3-4输给泰国后被淘汰——以及“这一表现给我们的球迷带来的兴奋和支持”。

他在声明中补充道：“我们的体育场比以往任何时候都更加座无虚席，气氛也更加热烈。超过3万名球迷到场支持我们的雄狮队参加与孟加拉国的最后一场亚洲杯预选赛，而且在新加坡举行的每一场东盟锦标赛的比赛都座无虚席。”

“为了感谢球迷们的热情支持，我们正与新加坡体育理事会（SportSG）合作，提升观赛容量：首先，在惹兰勿刹体育场新建南看台，增加1500个座位；之后，随着榜鹅和大巴窑新体育场的竣工，将进一步提升观赛容量。这些基础设施的改善，将使我们能够迎接更多球迷来到球场，使新加坡足球更加充满活力，更具包容性。”

如果得到确认，新的看台将建在乔治国王大道上。狮队十二队参加马来西亚超级联赛时，曾在2012年搭建过一个临时的乔治国王看台，作为提升球场容量的临时措施，该看台于2015年被拆除。

ST已联系SportSG和FAS以获取更多详情。

近年来，由于最近两届东盟锦标赛的比赛门票供不应求，球迷们一直呼吁扩建比赛场地。

8 月份，新加坡和泰国半决赛首回合的 4000 多张主场球迷门票在网上开售后不久便售罄，令许多狮队球迷感到沮丧。

在2024年世界杯期间，数千名球迷在惹兰勿刹（Jalan Besar）排起了长龙，争相购买新加坡与越南首回合半决赛的门票。超过5000张门票在不到7小时内售罄。

在教练李嘉文的带领下，狮队取得了一些令人鼓舞的成绩，包括首次获得2025年11月亚洲杯的参赛资格，此后狮队的支持率飙升。

在最近举行的东盟锦标赛上，泰国队四届以来第三次晋级半决赛。他们在A组排名第二，先后战胜柬埔寨（客场2-1）和东帝汶（主场2-0），随后又分别战平卫冕冠军越南（客场0-0）和印度尼西亚（主场1-1）。

四届冠军新加坡队在惹兰勿刹体育场进行主场比赛，因为可容纳 55,000 人的国家体育场在 8 月 9 日被预订用于国庆庆典。加冷集团透露，拆除场地设施并准备好球场大约需要 2.5 周时间。

该场地目前承办亚洲冠军联赛第二级别（ACL Two）的比赛，同时也是新加坡超级联赛俱乐部狮城水手队和幼狮队的主场。

Deepanraj Ganesan 是《海峡时报》的体育记者，主要报道足球、田径、格斗运动和政策相关新闻。

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