The stadium has a permanent seating capacity of 3,000, and 7,000 more temporary seats will be added for the Youth Olympic Games. The warm-up venue for athletes will be at a local public school called the Catholic High School, a short 700m shuttle ride or 10 minute walk away from the stadium.

Bishan Stadium has been the headquarters of Home United Football Club – a participant in the Singapore’s professional football league. From 2004 to 2006, Bishan Stadium was used as the venue for Home United’s home matches in the Asian Football Confederation Cup tournament.

The stadium has also been used for a number of international football matches involving the Singapore national team, such as the ‘A’ international match between Singapore and the Philippines in March 2002.

In September 2006, Bishan Stadium was used as 1 of 2 venues for the Asian Football Confederation U-17 championship, also hosted by Singapore. The Australian national football team has also used the stadium before as its training base before the Asian Cup in June 2007.

Bishan Stadium is about 20 minutes traveling time from the Youth Olympic Village. It is conveniently located within walking from the Bishan MRT train station and the Bishan public bus interchange. Besides severall convenience stores in the neighbouring residential areas, there is also a large suburban shopping mall, Junction 8, situated nearby which provides a wide variety of shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment amenities.

The stadium was built in 2001 and is part of the Choa Chu Kang Sports Complex, a large and popular community sports facility which includes alongside the stadium, a swimming complex, gymnasium, four tennis courts, a street soccer area, and a multi-purpose sports hall. Choa Chu Kang Stadium is home to the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), which participates in Singapore’s professional football league.

Choa Chu Kang Stadium has been used as the venue for the home leg of Asian Club Football Championships in 2002. The venue was also used when Singapore played the ‘A’ international friendly football match against the Philippines in early 2007.

When SAFFC participated in the Asian Football Confederation Cup 2007, the Choa Chu Kang Stadium hosted various football league teams from around the world, including India’s Mahendra United, Hong Kong’s Happy Valley, Jordan’s Al-Wihdat and New Radiant from the Maldives.

The Stadium was also the venue for the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Championships in 2005. It is also frequently used to host various Singapore Athletics events such as the annual Singapore National Schools’ Athletics Championships and the Singapore Open Athletics Championships.

Choa Chu Kang Stadium is a 20 minute shuttle bus ride from the Youth Olympic Village.

Jurong West Stadium is part of the Jurong West Sports Complex – a relatively large and popular community sports facility frequented by many who live in the surrounding residential areas. The integrated sports facility includes the stadium, a swimming complex, a multi-purpose sports hall, and 2 tennis courts.

The stadium is home to the Gombak United Football Club, one of the clubs competing in Singapore’s professional football league. Jurong West Stadium has been the venue for a number of international friendly matches, and has hosted national football teams from countries such the United Arab Emirates, North Korea, Oman, Saudi Arabia.

Located in the western part of Singapore, Jurong West Stadium is accessible via highway and is approximately 20 minutes away from the Youth Olympic Village by shuttle bus.

Jurong West Stadium is also situated across the road from the Pioneer MRT train station (expected to commence operations by end 2009). The Stadium is well served by public bus transport and the nearby Public Bus Interchange, Boon Lay.