Kanjuruhan Stadium
Kanjuruhan Stadium (Indonesian: Stadion Kanjuruhan) was a multi-purpose stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 42,449.[1] It was the home ground of Arema, a football team in Liga 1. It was also used by Persekam Metro Kabupaten Malang of the Liga 3. It was named after the Kingdom of Kanjuruhan, an 8th-century Hindu kingdom in present-day Malang area.
Stadion Kanjuruhan | |
Location | Kepanjen, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia |
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Coordinates | 08°09′01″S 112°34′26″E |
Owner | Malang Regency Government |
Operator | Arema |
Capacity | 38,000 |
Surface | Lamuran grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1997 |
Opened | 9 June 2004 |
Renovated | 2010 |
Closed | 18 October 2022 |
Construction cost | >Rp 35 Billion |
Tenants | |
Arema (2004–2022) Arema Putri (2019–2022) Persekam Metro Kabupaten Malang |
In aftermath of the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster, after meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino on 18 October 2022, President Joko Widodo issued orders to deactivate Kanjuruhan Stadium and demolish and rebuild the stadium according to FIFA standard.[2]
History
Kanjuruhan Stadium was built in 1997 with an estimated construction cost at Rp35 billion. On 9 June 2004, the stadium was inaugurated for use by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, marked by a trial match in the middle of the 2004 Indonesian First League Division between Arema and PSS Sleman. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Arema.[3]
It was also renovated in 2010 for the purposes of the 2011 AFC Champions League in terms of adding lighting power.
On 1 October 2022, at least 135 people were killed in a human crush during a stampede on the stadium.[4][5] After the disaster, the stadium will be renovated.[6]
Departments and facilities
Prior to its deactivation, Kanjuruhan Stadium was divided into several departments and facilities as follows:
- Football stadium
- Training field
- Transportation safety educational park
- Press conference and auditorium departmen
- Skating tracks
- Kanjuruhan indoor sport arena and basketball court
- Swimming pool
- Indoor swimming pool
- Outdoor swimming 0ool
- Wall climbing area
- Healthcare and mini ICU department
- Praying room and religious services department
- Culinary department.
Aside of the departments, Kanjuruhan Stadium complex also housed three offices:
- Office of Youth and Sports of Malang Regency
- Malang Regency branch of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia
- Government Education and Training Agency of Malang Regency
Gallery
- The entrance to the stadium.
- View of stadium from the rice fields.
- Stadium's exterior
- Stadium soccer field.
References
- "stadion-nusantara.blogspot.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- Novianto, Raka Dwi (2022-10-18). "Jokowi Perintahkan Stadion Kanjuruhan Diruntuhkan : Okezone Nasional". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- "Sejarah Stadion Kanjuruhan Kandang Arema Sejak 2004". 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- Vicki Febrianto (21 October 2022). Maryati (ed.). "Korban jiwa akibat tragedi Kanjuruhan bertambah" [Death toll of Kanjuruhan Disaster Increases]. Antaranews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- "How a deadly crush at an Indonesia soccer match unfolded". Reuters. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- "Kanjuruhan stadium: Indonesia to demolish site of arena disaster". BBC News. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-22.