Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium

Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium

Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium during construction in 2013
Location Bandung, Indonesia
Coordinates 6°57′31″S 107°42′41″E / 6.95861°S 107.71139°E / -6.95861; 107.71139
Owner Bandung City Government
Operator PT.Persib Bandung Bermartabat
Capacity 72,000
38,000 (Personal seat)
Surface Manila grass
Construction
Broke ground October 2009
Opened March 2013 (Soft launching)
Construction cost $40 Million
Architect Penta Architecture
Tenants
Persib Bandung (2015-)
2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
2018 Asian Games

Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (Indonesian: Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api), previously known as Gedebage Stadium (Indonesian: Stadion Gedebage) is a sports stadium located in Gedebage District, Bandung. The stadium will be the home base of the football club from Bandung, Persib Bandung. The stadium is also planned to be the ceremony venue of the 2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional until it is moved to Jalak Harupat Stadium due to some legal issues. [1]

Funding

The initial agreement between the provincial government had MoU with Bandung City Government in 2008, with agreed proportion of 60% funding from the provincial government. Therefore, the stadium will be a owned by the provincial government . In recent developments, with the MoU signed December 27, 2009, the whole funding is from the city government and Gedebage Stadium will be owned by the city government. However, West Java provincial government will help via the financial aid budget (Bankeu) for 3 years.

Facilities

Gedebage Stadium design adheres to the international standards for stadium design. The grass used is Zoysia matrella (Linn) Merr which is of FIFA standard class. The stadium is equipped with; a football pitch, athletics track, offices, big screen and fireproof seats from Ferco Seating. The FIFA standards for spectator seats allow only 38,000 people. The stadium has four storey with an area of 72,000 square meters, combined with other supporting facilities with total of 40 hectares. It also has a total of 766 toilets, a VIP box with bulletproof glass, and a helicopter pad.

References

  1. ↑ "Stadion Si Jalak Harupat Jadi Tempat Pembukaan-Penutupan PON XIX". Beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

See also

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