Likas Stadium

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Likas Stadium
Stadium Likas
Rumah Sang Badak
KotaKinabalu Sabah LikasStadium-11.jpg
Likas Stadium
Location Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Owner Sabah FC [1]
Capacity 35,000
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
Surface Grass pitch, track and field
ScoreboardOlympex
(2001-2023)
Video Scoreboard
(2023-)
Construction
Opened1983;42 years ago (1983)
Renovated2001, 2023 (preparation for Asian Football Confederation) [2]
Construction costundisclosed
Tenants
Sabah FC (1983-present)
Sabah FA (Women)
KDMM FC
Kinabalu Jaguar FC
Sabah FC Sdn Bhd Company general meeting

Likas Stadium (Malay: Stadium Likas; nicknamed: Rumah Sang Badak) is a multi-purpose stadium in Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It is mainly used for football and athletics, located within the Likas Sports Complex. It has been the home stadium of Sabah FC since its opening in 1983. It was renovated in 2001, and in 2023 for the AFC usage. [2] It is also used as the home stadium of the Sabah FA Women's Team as they host clubs for the Malaysia National Women's League and the AFC Women's Champions League 2024. Likas Stadium has a capacity of 35,000, making it the 8th largest football stadium in Malaysia in terms of seating capacity. [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 Zainal, Zulhilmi (6 October 2020). "All Malaysian league clubs complete initial privatisation process, seven receive conditional licence". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Geng Lu, Oh (13 January 2023). "Likas Stadium to be upgraded for AFC Cup, Sabah Games". Daily Express. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Malaysia". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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