Sarawak Stadium

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Sarawak Stadium
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Sarawak Stadium
Location Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
OwnerGovernment of Sarawak
OperatorPerbadanan Stadium
Negeri Sarawak
Capacity 40,000 [1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground1995
Opened17 June 1997 [2]
Construction cost MYR 120 million [3]
Tenants
Sarawak
Kuching (2015–)

Sarawak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuching, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.

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History

It was built in 1995 for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. The stadium is adjacent to the old stadium, the State Stadium.

The stadium also hosted the famous '' South American derby '' between Brazil and Argentina during the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Notable names who played in the stadium include Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, Mikaël Silvestre, William Gallas, Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Lionel Scaloni, Helton and Mickaël Landreau.

The inaugural edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup was hosted in the stadium in 2016.

Facilities

The stadium was completed in April 1997, and is one of Asia's world-class stadiums. It consists of 4 levels, with an electronic multimedia scoreboard, manila grass football field with patented drainage and synthetic running track.

The stadium is also equipped with:

Notable Matches

International fixtures

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

DateTeamScoreTeamRound
17 June 1997Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group stage
Flag of France.svg  France 0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
20 June 1997Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–4Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
22 June 1997Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3–10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–4Flag of France.svg  France
25 June 1997Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–2Flag of France.svg  France Round of 16
29 June 1997Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Quarter-finals
2 July 1997Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Semi-finals

Events

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