What other weird & unique stadiums are there around the world???

i am from Scotland and live in Singapore and I am so excited to see that people are finally recognising the country.

Thank you for making this video. For me personally, I think stadiums like this are the prototype concept for future stadiums not only for places that are land scarce like Singapore for a couple of reasons. One is the profitably. Normally, you build a stadium at a loss and will need to make money from gate receipts, event rentals and sponsorships to cover the cost of a stadium. With this stadium, the rentals from the f&b and retail stores in the shopping centres will not only eventually cover the costs of building the stadium but also gradually make it self-sustaining and profitable. Two, local football is not very well supported in Singapore. In other places, you go to a stadium specifically to watch a match or catch an event. Here, you go to the shopping centre for your meal or shopping, realize there is a football match happening in a couple of hours and decide, "Yeah, why not? Let's catch a match. I have time to kill." With that, you have a chance to convert casual shoppers to fans. I won't be surprised some of those people in the paid seats used to watch the match from the "free standing area" you saw. Our Tampines Hub is also centrally located in one of the biggest housing estates in Singapore minutes away from the main train station and bus interchange. It's fairly convenient to get to. The stadium does not turn into a white elephant on non-match and non-event days. There is constant foot traffic in the mall every day of the week. Smaller clubs in smaller cities and towns looking to revamp their stadiums should look to this model. It's a kill two birds with one stone solution for small towns and clubs looking to build a new stadium and shopping hub. As a Singaporean, I hope our Sports Council looks as this model and revamps all the other aging neighborhood stadiums around Singapore into similar hubs like this.

The most impressive part of that stadium is the 2 Olympic sized swimming pools on the roof and the gym overlooking the 2 pools on level 7. It also has a 3 story library.

tampines hub is insane. besides the stadium, the farm on the upper floors provide the ingredients for the hawker food stalls below. the food waste from the f&b establishments go back up as compost. Besides being a commercial mall, there are community facilities like cinemas, drama theatres, libraries, police posts, financial aid, and a running track indoors.

This is a community building and as land is a premium in Singapore, land usage is often maximised. It used to be a regular football stadium with a running track around the pitch until a few years ago before it was torn down, and this building was built in its place.

Flying 10,000km to watch the Singaporean equivalent of Dundee vs Hibs in a shopping mall - this is the content we have signed up for!

Thank you for visiting the home of Tampines Rovers. Although Singapore has a long way to go to compete professionally, I'll still come down on matchday to support my team. I hope Singaporean football fans can be more supportive of their own league, as it does have the potential to grow.

I hope that fella at the start made his flight

I’ve gotta say I absolutely love this stadium. It’s just so different but feels really cool!

Ha ha - this is hilarious, I was at this game too. In fact, that's me in the green Geylang shirt texting @ 22:07 😂 Thanks for the footage! I'm also a groundhopper and was in Singapore for 3 nights and saw 2 games: Lion City Sailors v Brunei DPMM + this one. Both games the home side surprisingly lost think I brought the bad luck for the home sides... but what an interesting stadium.....

Most stadiums in Singapore, with the exception of the National Stadium (or the Sports Hub), have at most 2 stands. It's probably due to limited land space and that all stadiums in Singapore, actually double up as a sports facility (with running tracks/gyms/etc.) for the community. Also due to limited facilities, 2-3 clubs in the SPL share a stadium - Tanjong Pagar and Albirex share Jurong East Stadium, Tampines and Geylang share Tampines Hub, Sailors and Balestier share Bishan Stadium and Hougang and Young Lions (and tentatively, Brunei DPMM) share Jalan Besar Stadium.

Have to say this is one of the best videos you have ever made! Kudos to you mate to fly all the way across the globe to educate us about football abroad! I immigrated to the US years ago so I’m mired in the MLS leagues which have a long way to go to be competitive I feel! A+ Video!!

As a singaporean, I watched the world cup 2022 final there as Tampines have the best vibes for football. Like the local always debates, East side, the best side❤🎉😊

Ah my local stadium! Sunderland fan here, been in Singapore and Tampines itself over 15 years now. I remember the old ground - a bit more rustic than the new Tampines Hub! Glad you enjoyed it though, the Hub is a pretty impressive community centre for sports (2 rock-climbing centres, 2 massive indoor sports halls, football pitches, bowling alley, etc), food and a bit of entertainment (Free large screen for community shown films and TV, a cinema that was behind the goal to your right, and across from your seat was the very large 4-floors Tampines library, with fully equipped teaching kitchens, 3d printers, etc etc)!

Wow... your love for football is really unmatch.. its difficult to even ask a guy to travel from East to West here in Singapore, let alone a football match. Liverpool fan here and I'm so glad you came down to Tampines Hub, one of the most popular stadiums, if not, the most robust stadium with bustling lot of activities compared to other hubs. The aim was actually to introduce sports to knit close community bond through the use of such space, and that's how the Hub is developed!

Thanks for showcasing Singapore 🇸🇬 to the world. Basically our newer stadiums are an efficient use of the space. All in one family and community fun! Glad you enjoyed your time here!

Thanks for coming to Singapore to watch a league match. Singapore football scene is kind of not so interesting compared to the 90s where we played in the Malaysian league. The old national stadium is always packed with 50000 fans. But after Singapore left the Malaysian league and start our own, the fans just stop coming. It’s sad but that’s the history of Singapore football in short. One of the reason it’s because in Singapore it’s difficult to earn a living playing as a professional player.

🇸🇬 Singapore represent! Just earned a new subscriber. Looking forward to more videos from you. Travel safe.

Thanks for coming down to our beloved stadium - Our Tampines Hub, Home of The Stags 🦌 We’d love to have you for a Rovers game next time, promise you it’ll be a blast 😉 -Come On You Rovers! 💛

Thank you very much for coming such a long way to Tampines Stadium (pronounced Tam-pi-nes). Much appreciated that you made a video about your visit here. I stay in Tampines and I'm proud of our "weird" stadium. Have you also heard of the other 'weird" fact that there are several swimming pools located at the top floor of the building?

I love your random Scottish videos but this is a very pleasant change and very much enjoyed the touristy/history part 👌 Keep it up Samuel.

i literally just went to tampines hub today for a pilates class 😂 really interesting to see a foreigner/tourist's thoughts and reaction to our stadium because it's so natural to me that I've taken it for granted at how different it is from a typical stadium. well it's more like a sports hub with a stadium than a simple "stadium" lol

Super video Sam. Fascinating trip and a great insight into global football culture. Terrific work!

Incredible video! Probably my favourite of all of yours that I've seen, so unique and informative. That stadium really is fascinating...like Kenilworth Road on an insane amount of steroids! Safe travels, keep up the great work.

I live near oTH and honestly, I have so much respect for SG govt for making sports as part of life and they take so much effort to maintain these places all over SG. Hatss off!!

Thank you and I'm honoured that you came to my neighbourhood... I just lived next to the Tampines Hub. Surprised that you named it weirdest (but the name surely is. Tampines is named after a native tree commonly found in the past, the Tempinis Tree. Sounds weird rite. hah). In my humble opinion its just a small stadium compared to what you have in Europe. But it is a town hub where sports, community, food and all mixed together. Singapore is land limited so we stacked all the things together (indoor hall, swimming pools, shops, supermarkets, hawker stalls, theater, government service offices, library, all in 5 or more levels to save space)

Wonderful that more people, especially content creators, are visiting Singapore. Personally a citizen of Singapore, I find it very encouraging that Singapore is getting some more recognition :)) looking forward to more of your visits :)

You really are living the dream Sam, (and you fully deserve to for bringing us content like this!)

Brilliant to see you in Singapore sam. I visited last year and its an unreal place! Brilliant vid as usual keep it going 💪

A strange stadium, only having 1 stand, but, it gets more use than most stadia in UK. It might just be a way to go for smaller clubs, and to keep football in the centre of communities and not in some far flung area of the town (referring to your Kassam Stadium visit)

Hey Luis here. Glad you enjoyed the experience mate! Ill catch ya if I could go to Paradise to watch Celtic in the future!

I love your ability to talk about different topics (e.g. the historical stuff in this vid) in an equally interesting way! Really like it when it's about football..but not only 😉 Very excited for the videos of your Asia trip 👏🏻😊

Thank you for the awesome vlog coverage of our country and one of my favourite places to chill at as an “Eastie” living in Singapore is Our Tampines Hub too. On some weekends they even do free movie screenings at night for public members to enjoy. I feel so proud as a Singaporean that you enjoyed your time here with us. (:

This is probably one of the best videos you have made, 👏 And the stadium,, 😮 I'll pop into the shopping mall, do some running,🏃 hit the gym 🏋️‍♂️ get my shopping then take in a football match 🏐 🥅. Brilliant 🙂

I've been living in Singapore for almost 2 years and spent most of the time at Tampines. I still have this confusion and amusement every time i go to Our Tampines Hub haha. Personally, so far this place is the most unique than anything else i have found in Singapore. Pure class. 👏

I couldn't believe it when I saw the thumbnail for this video - I'm going to Singapore next month and I've planned to watch a match in this stadium! Really looking forward to the trip, and it's great to have a sneak preview of the stadium, although I'll be watching the "real" home team - Tampines Rovers.

Im Singaporean and thank you for coming here. You can watch football from that library too and its air-conditioned, the stands was quite it almost the same as watching inside library. Great infrastucture but Singapore football seems dead now because of poor management. It is good you have a visit across causeway to watch JDT in Johor, Malaysia.

awesome video, super cool to see games from this part of the world. That stadium is really cool though i love how it's built into the city

Another fascinating video Sam. One of your best yet. Well worth the long journey. Good thing you always have your camera equipment with you and don't carry it in your luggage though.

As someone who is a Singaporean, I can confirm this is truly one of THE stadium videos of all time.

Mate, I am from Singapore and I definitely wouldn’t travel 10k miles to watch a match😂 mad respect and nice content mate👍🏻

Really interesting video Sam, Thanks mate. Credit to the fans who stayed behind after losing 0-2, compared to one set of fans of a team we never mention who vacated Wembley on June 3rd. as soon as the whistle blew.

Loved Singapore when I visited a good few years back, must go back some day 😀 Great video 😉👍

thank you for covering ASEAN football. You are hands down one of the best football youtuber beyond, the usual analysis video, football boots review etc. Your content really brings football and the story behind each team and stadium to your viewers. Best of luck for your future journey as football youtuber Vloggers.

14:20 so this is almost unbelievable 😲. I'm watching a video in the Czech Republic from my favorite KZfaqr from Scotland about him going to a football game in Singapore. The last thing I would expect is that you open your mobile phone and the FK Trutnov stadium is on it in the futbology application. Which is the city in which I was born and still live today. The world is really small after all.

That was brilliant. Great that you're having proper adventures now. That museum looks a fascinating place. Came for the football stayed for the History and Geopolitics

Hey Sam, welcome to the San Siro of the Singapore Premier League! Glad you made it all the way here and I hope you left with fond memories. Thank you for injecting some hope into Singapore's Football scene! God Bless ya Mate.

Singapore is a great place. I loved it when I was there, expensive but have a look around as you do get bargains, go to the market places to get great deals

Thank for featuring my team, Hougang United! I'm travelling the UK now, was hopping to bump into you here and I see this video haha! There was a player who played for Hibs a few years back, who played for Hougang United many years ago (back than we were called something else) and that player is Grant Holt!

Thanks for sharing your good energy despite the long haul, and incredible commentary on places you have visited all along the way and whilst navigating in Singapore. I enjoy this video very much.😊

Yo brother, I havent watched you in so long, glad to see you havent changed one bit. Thank you for making these videos!❤

Love this country. Lived there for several years and actually played on the Town Square for sunday league football. It can get very hot at pitch level with the turf and enclosed space.

had been following your footy adventures for a while and i can't believe you're in my country! welcome to Singapore!!

Thanks Sam. This was so interesting. I learnt so much. What a stadium 😳 but my vertigo kicked in when you went up the higher sections and roof 🙈 Great content as always 💚🍀

Me and family have been to One Tampines Hub (Where the stadium is located) more than a few times and it certainly feels weird to be watching it on youtube. It feels... normal, but impressive, yet normal to us.

Here he is. My favourite youtuber with yet another banger! 💪🏼 Love these travelling vids

Im Singaporean and proud of our cleanliness and greenness❤ thank you for visiting!!

What?? You were in Singapore?! Props to you Sam!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Great video thanks for coming to our sunny shores, hoped you enjoyed your time here mate.

Besides the football stadium, there is a 5th storey library in the mall, opposite where you seated.

You never miss, another great video!

I think this stadium has got badminton courts and swimming pools as well. I enjoyed jogging and shopping at the same time at that stadium. Happened to be there when the volunteer gardeners were harvesting and giving away free veggies and was given some.

Been watching your videos and the fact that youre in my home country Singapore is crazy! Welcome! I hope you had a great time in Singapor

Good video, thanks for making and sharing.

Welcome to Singapore! Hope you had a chance to explore every inch of Our Tampines Hub as there is a supermarket and a Bowling Alley in the basement with more food/eateries.... and sports halls on level 2 & 3 for floorball, badminton, table tennis; a public gym and rooftop swimming pools too! Oh and sheltered tennis courts just next to the stadium block ... It's a lively hub with free late night movies or World Cup matches at the Festive Plaza (where the stage is) to bring the community together. :)

Thanks for taking us to this unique stadium

Welcome to my hood!!! Tampines is the best neighbourhood, OF COURSE! In fact, in October 1992, Tampines Town won the United Nations’ World Habitat Award. The award recognises innovative and successful human settlements. Our Tampines Hub (OTH) is really a club for the public, hence, the amenities that you saw. Well planned! Did you check out the pools, gym and library?

Great vid and what a cool stadium! Geylang had an away kit in 2015 which was a direct copy of the Cov City tramline shirt from the 70s 😁

Watched all your videos and this one was one of my favourites 👏

Great Video as always Sam

Saw SG flag on the video so I hopped in, not expecting such a great content! Hope you enjoyed your stay despite the baggage issue. Definitely did not expect to watch a short history lesson midway in haha

Terrific upload, thanks

Thank you for coming to Singapore! I hope you had a unique experience 🙏🏻

Excellent video Sam. VERY unusual ground !😊

I am Singaporean and a Liverpool fan! Thanks for featuring Singapore football!!

Fantastic Stuff. Was a really interesting video. Literally feel like flying out to see that stadium

I was in Singapore this time last year to watch Liverpools pre-season. 50,000 Liverpool fans in the national stadium. Great experience.

Hi! Welcome to Tampines! My hometown. Our Tampines Hub has the most unique stadium. Some future town stadiums will be using same concept. Hope you enjoyed your trip even with the late luggage. 😊

as a Singaporean, I love watching this video! Thanks for making it!

Wow. Enjoyed this video much. I've been told about the Tampines Hub but haven't actually been there. I hope you had a good time here in Singapore! We don't have a lot of space here so we build upwards. That's why the running track was stacked on top of the mall and football stadium. Personally, I think the weirdest stadium in Singapore is a stadium in name only - "Geylang Stadium". Geylang is a district in the eastern part of Singapore, not far from our National Stadium. It is well-known for 2 things - food and the red light district. Geylang Stadium is situated in the middle of the red-light district. There is no stand so it's just a fenced-off field. However, our national team do train there sometimes. So a "stadium" with brothels nearby. How's that for weird?! Cheers mate!

Excellent video Sam. Reminded me of two stadiums, although nowhere near as idiosyncratic and impressive as this one. The City of Coimbra Stadium in Portugal where I saw Académica play Sporting in 2010 (heady days, they're now in the third tier) which has a shopping mall and cinema at one end. The running track reminded me of Meadowbank (before redevelopment). Only concourse I've been to where you could get a pie, a coffee, and time yourself in the 100m. Also there was a gym in one of the corners which meant if you were on one of the treadmills you could watch Edinburgh City for free on a Saturday afternoon

Idk why, I can't put it why but I enjoy watching your videos so frigging much ❤

It’s a community complex, with food, some shops, a gigantic library (all the glass windows surrounding 3 sides of the stadium across 5 floors is the library). There’s also a stage for live performances and free movie screenings (not crappy stuff, but just last season movies like Maverick).

Have you visited the Marina Bay Floating Platform? Its a stadium opposite Marina Bay Sands hotel and its on water. By the way, Im a Hougang United fan… we actually have the Hougang Hools. Hougang is currently the defending Singapore Cup winners. We used to play at Hougang Stadium and at best had one of the best atmospheres. Moving 15km south to Jalan Besar really hurt the fanbase, and we are praying to return to Hougang soon.

It's not weird. it's beautiful & wonderfully optimize. This is why people want to live in Singapore. #HappyBirthdaySingapore

Really pleased to see the video hit 244k views, really interesting video and seems a really good guy.

From a Singaporean, welcome to Singapore and hoped u enjoyed your stay. And also seen some of your pass vids. Subscribed.

This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen anyone doing. Big Thanks for traveling that 10,000 km trip to cover a football match .

Recently my school had a learning journey to the museum and it’s cool seeing you visit the places I’ve been to recently

This feels like the complete opposite of how Singaporeans like me flew 10,000km to watch an EPL match. Different expectations, but definitely a memorable experience. Southampton fan here btw. Caught a match at St. Mary's Stadium and witnessed the goal of the season scored by Sofiane Boufal. Amazing experience! I hope you enjoyed watching the SPL match. This video encourages me to watch Singapore football live! Thank you!

Good friend Sam,I live in the neighbouring country which is Malaysia and once I just only saw your thumbnail,I knew that you are in Singapore and this is your second Asian trip after Indonesia!!!Of course,the football is fun over there in Singapore and I knew that you have enjoyed your trip well,good friend!!!🏋‍♂️

You are crazy to travel all the way here just to watch a soccer match. Anyway thanks for featuring Singapore 👍

Welcome to Sg! I watch your Scottish football videos all the time. Must eat Chilli Crab, chicken rice and fried Hokkien mee!

Didn't expect this, welcome to Singapore!

Great video, brings back good memories. I'm both a Tampines Rovers fan and an Everton fan residing in Perthshire. Whilst it can never compare to a game at Goodison park, watching and supporting my hometown team will always have a place in my heart ❤

As a Singaporean I’m glad you visited us and came to one of our famous football clubs my coach used to coach and play there Tyyy

You could have had a swim on the top floor to cool down from the weather, have an affordable early dinner at the hawker centre on the ground floor and then watch the match. :) Hope you had a good time in SG

You should’ve checked out the library dude. They have window seats, you would’ve had a perfect view of the game. Also, Jermaine Pennant played for Tampines Rovers for a brief period. 🤯

Once I saw the thumbnail I immediately knew it was the stadium at OTH. I’ve actually had the honor to play at the stadium for a bit, and it’s cool to watch matches going on from the library.

Bro I am from Scotland and Singapore and I live in Switzerland but finally someone is talking about Singapore finally!