Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Former names:        (Gelora) Senayan (Main) Stadium
Location:        Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates:        6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E
Broke ground:        1960
Opened:            24 July 1962
Owner:            Jakarta Government
Operator:        Gelora Bung Karno Foundation (BPGBK, formerly BPGS-Gelora Senayan Foundation)
Surface:        Grass pitch, Track
Scoreboard:        Sony
Construction cost:    $12,500,000
Architect:        F. Silaban
Capacity:        88,083.

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, formally Gelora Bung Karno Primary Stadium (Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno, formerly Gelora Senayan Primary Stadium) is really a multi-use stadium in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Senayan and Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It's named after Sukarno, Indonesia's first Leader. It's mostly employed for football matches with chair capacity over 80.000.

Title

Even though the stadium is commonly referred to as Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Stadion Gelora Bung Karno), its official title is Gelora Bung Karno Primary Stadium (Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno), as you will find other arenas within the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, like the Tennis Stadium and also the Swimming Stadium. Throughout the brand new Order era underneath the "p-Sukarno-ization" policy by Leader Suharto, the complex was re-named "Gelora Senayan" that also changes the title from the primary stadium.

History

Construction started around the stadium on Feb 8, 1960 and handle on this summer 21, 1962.' over time to host the 4th Asian Games locked in Jakarta in 1962. Its construction was partly funded via a special loan in the User. The stadium's original capacity of 100,800 people was reduced to 88,083 consequently of makeovers for that 2007 Asian Cup. It's split into 24 industries and 12 entrances, and into lower and upper stands. The special feature of the stadium may be the huge steel roof construction that forms a gigantic ring known as team gelang (became a member of ring). Apart from to shades the visitors in most industries in the warmth of tropical sun, the objective of this giant ring construction can also be to stress the grandeur from the stadium.