Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium

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Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium
Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api
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Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium
Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium
LocationGedebage, Bandung, West Java
Coordinates 6°57′31″S107°42′41″E / 6.95861°S 107.71139°E / -6.95861; 107.71139
Public transit Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg Cimekar
OwnerCity of Bandung
OperatorCity of Bandung
Capacity 38,000
Surface Manila grass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 2009
OpenedMarch 2013
Construction cost Rp545 billion
ArchitectPenta Architecture
Tenants
Persib Bandung (2016–2018, 2022–Present)

Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (Indonesian : Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api, literally meaning "the Spirit of Bandung Sea Fire Sports Stadium") is a stadium in Gedebage subdistrict, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

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Funding

The initial agreement between the provincial government had an MoU with the Bandung City Government in 2008, with agreed proportion of 60% funding from the provincial government. Therefore, the stadium will be owned by the provincial government. In recent developments, with the MoU signed 27 December 2009, the whole funding is from the city government and the stadium would be owned by the city government. However, the West Java provincial government would help via the financial aid budget (Bankeu) for 3 years. [1]

Facilities

The stadium's 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 stadium is completed with 38,000 individual seats. 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.

Incidents

Killing of Haringga Sirla

A tragic incident happened on 23 September 2018, when before a match between Persija Jakarta and Persib, one of the Jakmania (Persija fans) members, Haringga Sirla, was killed by some unscrupulous Persib fans. [2] Condolences for Haringga also flowed from netizens throughout social media. In response to the incident, the Football Association of Indonesia forced Persib to pay a IDR 100 million (US$6,634) fine and play the remainder of their home matches of the 2018 season behind closed doors. [3]

2022 crowd incident

On 17 June 2022, at least two people were killed in a crowd crush at the stadium's entrance. The incident occcured as fans were attempting to enter the stadium to watch a match between Persib and Persebaya Surabaya in the 2022 President's Cup group stage. For the match, Persib provided only 15,000 tickets as a result of a management agreement with the local police, however, the stadium was full of both teams' supporters. [4] Police stated that the two victims had suffocated while entering the stadium as many fans rushed the gate and squeezed each other. Both victims were given treatment by local officials before being transferred to the Sartika Asih Hospital. [4] Persib officially confirmed the incident by posting a condolence on their social media and attending the funeral of the victim. [5] In response to the event, the PSSI, via their website, released that they will investigate the incident. [6] On social media, the Bobotoh (Persib's fans) accused the match officials as the root of the problem for terrible crowd management.

International matches hosted

DateCompetitionTeamRes.TeamCrowd
24 September 2022International FriendlyFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3–2Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 7,095

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References

  1. ↑ Amjad, Muhammad (14 March 2017). "AFC Pantau Kandang Persib, Hasilnya..." JPNN (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Wirajati, Jalu Wisnu (23 September 2018). Wirajati, Jalu Wisnu (ed.). "Persib Vs Persija, 44 Pelanggaran, 10 Kartu Kuning, dan 1 Korban Jiwa Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Bandung: Kompas Cyber Media. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Persib Bandung to play home games behind closed doors in Kalimantan as punishment for Persija fan's death". Coconuts Jakarta. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. 1 2 "Kronologi 2 Bobotoh Meninggal di Persib vs Persebaya" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  5. ↑ Persib. "Turut berbelasungkawa atas kejadian di GBLA dini hari tadi. Semoga almarhum mendapatkan tempat terbaik di sisi-Nya. 🙏". Twitter . Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  6. ↑ "PSSI akan Lakukan Investigasi pada Peristiwa di Bandung". PSSI . Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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