Gelora Bung Karno Stadium


Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gelora [Bung Karno Sports Complex] in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is mostly used for football matches, and usually used by the football team">association football">football team and Super League club Persija Jakarta. The stadium is named after Sukarno, the then-president of Indonesia, who sparked the idea of building the sports complex.
When first opened prior to the 1962 Asian Games, the stadium had a seating capacity of 110,000. It has been reduced twice during renovations: first to 88,306 in 2006 for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and then to 77,193 single seats as part of renovations for the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, where it hosted the ceremonies and athletics competitions. Due to the most recent renovation which saw all remaining bleachers replaced by single seats, it is the 28th largest association football stadium in the world and the 8th largest association football stadium in Asia.
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History

Under Sukarno: construction and inauguration

After the Asian Games Federation declared Jakarta to host the 1962 Asian Games in 1958, the minimum requirement that yet to be met by the Jakarta was the availability of a multi-sport complex. In response to this, President Sukarno issued Presidential Decree No. 113/1959 dated 11 May 1959 about the establishment of the Asian Games Council of Indonesia led by Minister of Sports Maladi. As an architect and civil engineering graduate, Sukarno proposed a location near M. H. Thamrin Boulevard and Menteng for the future sports complex. then Sukarno accompanied Friedrich Silaban, a renowned architect to review the location of the proposed sports complex by helicopter. Silaban disagreed with the selection of Dukuh Atas because he argued the construction of a sports complex in the center the future downtown area will potentially create a massive traffic congestion. Sukarno agreed Silaban suggestion and instead assigned the Senayan area with an area of approximately 300 hectares.
Construction began on 8 February 1960 and finished on 21 July 1962, in time to host the following month's Asian Games. It was built as part of Sukarno's construction sprees before the 1962 Asian Games and the centerpiece of the Sports Complex. Its construction was partially funded through a special loan from the Soviet Union. The stadium's original capacity was 110,000 people. The stadium is well known for its gigantic ring-shaped facade, as the world's first circular roof football stadium and also was designed to shade spectators from the sun, and increase the grandeur of the stadium. The idea came from Sukarno himself and although Soviet architects didn't want to implement temu gelang at first due to its unusual design, but Sukarno insisted and he got his way in the end.
Although the stadium is popularly known as Gelora Bung Karno Stadium or GBK Stadium, its official name is Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, as there are other stadiums in the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, such as the Sports Palace and the secondary stadium. It was known as Senajan Main Stadium from its opening through the 1962 Asiad until the complex's name was changed to Gelora Bung Karno by a Presidential Decree issued on 24 September 1962, twenty days after the games ended.

Under Soeharto: ''Gelora Senayan''

During the New Order era, the complex was renamed "Gelora Senayan Complex" and the stadium was renamed "Gelora Senayan Main Stadium" in 1969. The name changes was part of the "de-Sukarnoization" policy by military junta government under Suharto.
At the 1985 Perserikatan Final, Match Persib Bandung against PSMS Medan which was held at this stadium became an amateur match with the largest attendance of 150,000 spectators. The match was finally won by PSMS Medan.

''Reformasi''–present

Under reformation regime, the complex name was reverted by President Abdurrahman Wahid in a decree effective since 17 January 2001. The stadium's capacity was then reduced further to 88,306 as a result of renovations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
The stadium served as the main venue of the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, hosting the ceremonies and athletics. It underwent renovations in preparation for the events; to comply with FIFA standards, all of the stadium's existing seating was replaced, including its remaining bleachers, making it an all-seater with a capacity of 77,193. The new seats are coloured in red, white, and grey—resembling a waving flag of Indonesia. A new, brighter LED lighting system was also installed, with 620 fixtures, and an RGB lighting system was installed on the stadium's facade. Improvements were also made to the stadium's accessibility. The 2016–18 renovation of this stadium cost Rp769,69 billion.

Sporting events

GBK Stadium hosted the 2007 Asian Cup final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Other competitions held there are several AFF Cup finals, domestic cup finals, Liga 2 Playoff and Finals, and Liga Nusantara Playoff and Finals.

International

Tournament results

1979 Southeast Asian Games|1979 Southeast Asian Games]]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
22 September 1979'3–0Group stageN/A
23 September 1979'1–0Group stageN/A
23 September 19790–2'Group stageN/A
23 September 19791–3'Group stageN/A
25 September 19790–0Group stageN/A
25 September 19792–2Group stageN/A
26 September 19791–2'Group stageN/A
26 September 19790–0Group stageN/A
28 September 1979'1–0Group stageN/A
28 September 1979'2–1Group stageN/A
29 September 1979'0–0 Second place play-offN/A
30 September 19790–1Gold medal match85,000

1987 Southeast Asian Games|1987 Southeast Asian Games]]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
10 September 19870–0Group stageN/A
10 September 1987'3–1Group stageN/A
12 September 19872–2Group stageN/A
12 September 1987'2–0Group stageN/A
14 September 19870–0Group stageN/A
14 September 19870–0Group stageN/A
16 September 19870–2'Semi-finalsN/A
17 September 1987'4–1Semi-finals75,000
19 September 1987'4–0Bronze medal matchN/A
20 September 1987'1–0 Gold medal match120,000

1997 Southeast Asian Games|1997 Southeast Asian Games]]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
5 October 19970–1'Group stageN/A
5 October 1997'5–2Group stageN/A
7 October 1997'4–0Group stageN/A
7 October 19972–2Group stageN/A
9 October 1997'4–1Group stageN/A
9 October 1997'4–0Group stageN/A
12 October 1997'2–0Group stageN/A
12 October 1997'2–1Group stageN/A
14 October 1997'3–0Group stageN/A
14 October 1997'1–0Group stageN/A
16 October 1997'2–1Semi-finalsN/A
16 October 1997'2–1Semi-finalsN/A
18 October 1997'1–0Bronze medal matchN/A
18 October 19971–1
Gold medal match110,000

[2002 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
15 December 200217:050–0Group stage40,000
15 December 200219:35'9–2Group stageN/A
17 December 200216:051–6'Group stageN/A
17 December 200218:35'4–2Group stage20,000
19 December 200216:05'5–0Group stageN/A
19 December 200218:35'4–1Group stageN/A
21 December 200216:05'1–0Group stageN/A
21 December 200218:352–2Group stage30,000
23 December 200218:35'13–1Group stage50,340
27 December 200216:000–4'Semi-finalsN/A
27 December 200219:00'1–0Semi-finals50,000
29 December 200216:00'2–1Third place play-offN/A
29 December 200219:002–2
Final100,000

[2004 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
28 December 200419:451–2'Semi-finals first legN/A
8 January 200519:451–3'Finals first legN/A

[2007 AFC Asian Cup]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
10 July 200717:15'2–1Group D60,000
11 July 200719:301–1Group D15,000
14 July 200719:30'2–1Group D88,000
15 July 200719:30'2–1Group D9,000
18 July 200717:150–1'Group D88,000
22 July 200720:15'2–1Quarter-finals12,000
29 July 200719:30'1–0Final60,000

[2008 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
5 December 200817:00'5–0Group stage18,000
5 December 200819:30'3–0Group stage40,000
7 December 200817:00'3–1Group stage21,000
7 December 200819:300–4'Group stage30,000
9 December 200819:300–2'Group stage50,000
16 December 200819:000–1'Semi-finals first leg70,000

[2010 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
1 December 201017:002–2Group stageN/A
1 December 201019:30'5–1Group stage62,000
4 December 201017:000–0Group stageN/A
4 December 201019:300–6'Group stageN/A
7 December 201019:30'2–1Group stage65,000
16 December 201019:000–1'Semi-finals first leg70,000
19 December 201019:00'1–0Semi-finals second leg88,000
29 December 201019:00'2–1Finals second leg88,000

2011 Southeast Asian Games">Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games">2011 Southeast Asian Games

DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
3 November 201116:00'3–1Group stageN/A
3 November 201119:002–3'Group stageN/A
7 November 201116:000–0Group stageN/A
7 November 201119:00'6–0Group stageN/A
9 November 201116:00'2–1Group stageN/A
9 November 201119:001–2'Group stageN/A
11 November 201114:000–2'Group stageN/A
11 November 201117:00'4–0Group stageN/A
13 November 201116:00'4–1Group stageN/A
13 November 201119:00'3–1Group stageN/A
17 November 201116:000–2'Group stageN/A
17 November 201119:000–1'Group stageN/A
19 November 201116:00'1–0Semi-finalsN/A
19 November 201119:000–2'Semi-finalsN/A
21 November 201116:00'4–1Bronze medal matchN/A
21 November 201119:301–1
Gold medal matchN/A

[2018 AFC U-19 Championship]

DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
18 October 201816:00'2–1Group stage2,124
18 October 201819:00'3–1Group stage17,320
21 October 201816:001–8'Group stage4,781
21 October 201819:00'6–5Group stage38,217
24 October 201819:00'1–0Group stage30,022
28 October 201816:00'7–3 Quarter-finals16,758
28 October 201819:302–0Quarter-finals60,154

[2018 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
13 November 201819:003–1Group stage15,138
25 November 201819:000–0Group stage15,436

[2022 AFF Championship]

DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
23 December 202216:302–1Group stage25,332
29 December 202216:301–1Group stage49,985
6 January 202316:300–0Semi-finals first leg49,595

[2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship]

DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
15 July 202517:000–2'Group stage
15 July 202520:00'8–0Group stage2,743
18 July 202517:001–7'Group stage
18 July 202520:000–1'Group stage8,409
21 July 202520:000–0Group stage27,013
22 July 202520:00'2–1Group stage
25 July 202516:00'2–1Semi-finals
25 July 202520:00'1–1
Semi-finals10,771
28 July 202520:001–3'Third place play-off
29 July 202520:001–0Final35,592

Other uses

Note:
  • The Grand Catholic mass led by Pope Paul VI, on 3 December 1970; Pope John Paul II, on 9 October 1989 and Pope Francis on 5 September 2024.
  • The 100th anniversary of Indonesian National Awakening day, 20 May 2008
  • The political rally for both parliamentary and also presidential elections in 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024. The 2019 final day campaign for both presidential candidates was held in this stadium. The final campaign was held on 7 and 13 April 2019 respectively. Each final campaign was attended by more than 77,000 supporters, arguably the most attended a one-day campaign rally in the history of the Indonesian presidential campaign.
  • Christmas event jointly organized by the Indonesian Bethel Church for the whole district
  • Indonesia Tiberias Church Christmas Services
  • HKBP Jubileum
  • The 85th anniversary of Nahdlatul Ulama
  • Caliphate Conference of Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia, 6 June 2013
  • Admission exams for thousands Indonesian Ministry of Health civil servants applicants on 3 November 2013
  • One of the venues in Jakarta used for COVID-19 vaccination serving 60,000 doses of vaccines, 11 July 2021.

Transport

KRL Commuterline provides transport service through Palmerah railway station within walking distance from the compound, while Jakarta MRT provides service through Istora Mandiri station. Two corridors of Transjakarta BRT also serve this area. An extension of the Jabodebek LRT is also planned to serve the western perimeter of the compound.