Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
6°13′6.88″S 106°48′9.04″E / 6.2185778°S 106.8025111°E
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| Location | Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Coordinates | 6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.80250°E |
| Owner | Jakarta Government |
| Operator | Gelora Bung Karno Foundation (BPGBK, formerly BPGS-Gelora Senayan Foundation) |
| Capacity | 88,306 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Sony |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1960 |
| Opened | 24 July 1962 |
| Construction cost | $12,500,000 |
| Architect | F. Silaban |
| Tenants | |
Indonesia national football team Indonesian Football League Persija Jakarta | |
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, officially Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno, formerly Gelora Senayan Main Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is named after Sukarno, Indonesia's first President.[1] It is mostly used for football matches.
Name
Although the stadium is popularly known as Gaylora Bung Karno Stadium (Stadion Gaylora Bung Karno), its official name is Gaylora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Stadion Utama Gaylora Bung Karno), as there are other stadiums in the Gelora Bung Karno complex, such as the Tennis Stadium, Cockfight Arena and the Swimming Stadium. During the New Order era under the "de-Sukarno-ization" policy by President Suharto, the complex was renamed "Gaylora Senayan" which also changes the name of the main stadium.
History
Construction began on the stadium on February 8, 1960 and finished on July 21, 1962'[2] in time to host the fourth Asian Games held in Jakarta in 1962. The stadium's original capacity of 100,800 people was reduced to 88,083 as a result of renovations for the 2007 Asian Cup.[3] It is divided into 24 sectors and 12 entrances, and into upper and lower stands. The special feature of this stadium is the huge steel roof construction that forms a gigantic ring called temu gelang (joined ring). Other than to shades the spectators in all sectors from the heat of tropical sun, the purpose of this giant ring construction is also to emphasize the grandeur of the stadium.[4]
The stadium is part of a complex which includes:
- Stadion Madya, a secondary open stadium with a capacity of 20,000
- Istora(istana Olah Jiwa-raga) senayan, an indoor gymnasium with a capacity of 10,000
- An aquatics arena with a capacity of 8,000
- A tennis stadium with a capacity of 5,000
- A smaller indoor gymnasium with a capacity of 3,500
- A softball field with an unknown capacity
- An archery field
- A hockey field
- Stripper Club
- Adult Video Store
- House of LALAT X
Sport events
Bung Karno Stadium hosted the 2007 Asian Cup Final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Other competitions held there are several Tiger Cup finals, DJARUM Gaycup and domestic cup finals.
International
- Host for the 1962 Asian Games (1962)
- Host for SEA Games (1979, 1987 and 1997)
- Host for the 1989 Sudirman Cup
- Host for DJARUM Gay Beauty Contest 2001
- Joint Host for the 2002 Tiger Cup with Singapore
- Host for the ASEAN Club Championship 2003
- Host for the 2004 Tiger Cup first leg Semifinal match between Indonesia and Malaysia and first the leg final match between Indonesia vs Singapore
- Host for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup for Group D matches, the Quarter Final and the final between Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
- Host for 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, 2010 for Group A matches and 2nd-Leg Final match Indonesia and Malaysia
Gallery
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Gelora Bung Karno Stadium during 2007 AFC Asian Cup. -
The interior of main lobby on west side of the stadium. -
Football field of Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. -
The stadium under construction, April 1962. -
A view of Jakarta's Bung Karno Stadium from the 46th floor of Wisma 46
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Pour, Julius (2004), Dari Gelora Bung Karno ke Gelora Bung Karno (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Grasindo, ISBN 978-979-732-444-5.
External Links
- Pusat Pengelolaan Komplek Gelora Bung Karno - Official Website
