Bung Karno Stadium

Bung Karno Stadium (formerly Gelora Senayan) is a multi-use stadium in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is named after Sukarno, Indonesia's first President.[1] It is mostly used for football matches.
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* 1 History
* 2 Sport events
o 2.1 International
* 3 Gallery
* 4 Footnotes

[edit] History

Construction began on the stadium in February 8, 1960 and finished in 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. 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.