Bung Karno Stadium
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Coordinates: 6°13′6.88″S 106°48′9.04″E / 6.2185778°S 106.8025111°E
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| Location | Central Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Coordinates | 6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.8025°E |
| Broke ground | 1960 |
| Opened | July 24, 1962 |
| Owner | Jakarta Government |
| Operator | Gelora Senayan Foundation (BPGS) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $12,500,000 |
| Architect | N/A |
| Capacity | 88,083 (2005 avg: N/A) |
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Indonesia national football team Indonesian Football League Persija Jakarta |
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Bung Karno Stadium (formerly Gelora Senayan or Istora[1]) is a multi-use stadium in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is named after Sukarno, Indonesia's first President.[2] It is mostly used for football matches.
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[edit] History
Construction began on the stadium in February 8, 1960 and finished in July 21, 1962[1] 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. A special feature is the huge steel roof that forms a gigantic ring and protects the spectators from the heat.
The stadium is part of a complex which includes:
- Stadion Madya, a secondary open stadium with a capacity of 20,000
- Istora, 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
[edit] Sport events
The stadium hosted the 2007 Asian Cup Final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Other competitions held there are several Tiger Cup finals and domestic cup finals.
[edit] International
- Host for the 1962 Asian Games (1962)
- Host for SEA Games (1979, 1987 and 1997)
- 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.
[edit] Gallery
 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 |
[edit] Footnotes
| Preceded by Workers Stadium Beijing, China |
AFC Asian Cup Final Venue 2007 |
Succeeded by Khalifa Stadium Doha, Qatar |
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