Kanjuruhan Stadium

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Kanjuruhan Stadium

Stadion Kanjuruhan
Location	Kepanjen, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Coordinates	08°09′01″S 112°34′26″E
Owner	Malang Regency Government
Operator	Arema
Capacity	21,700
Surface	Zoysia matrella
Construction
Broke ground	1997
Opened	9 June 2004; 20 years ago (2004-06-09)
Renovated	2010, 2023–2024
Closed	2022–2024
Construction cost	>Rp 35 billion
Tenants
Arema (2004–2022) Arema Putri (2019–2022) Persekam Metro Kabupaten Malang

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 held 21,700 spectators.^[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.

In aftermath of the 2022 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][3]

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.^[4]

It was also renovated in 2010 for the purposes of the 2011 AFC Champions League in terms of adding lighting power.

Incidents

See also: Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster

On 1 October 2022, at least 135 people were killed in a human crush during a stampede on the stadium.^[5][6] After the disaster, the stadium will be renovated.^[7]

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 department
• 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

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  The entrance to the stadium.
• 
  View of stadium from the rice fields.
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  Stadium's exterior
• 
  Stadium soccer field.

See also

• Arema
• Arema Putri
• Persekam Metro
• List of stadiums in Indonesia

References

1. "stadion-nusantara.blogspot.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. Novianto, Raka Dwi (2022-10-18). "Jokowi Perintahkan Stadion Kanjuruhan Diruntuhkan : Okezone Nasional". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
3. "18 Stadiums Renovated in 2024". Kompas. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. "Sejarah Stadion Kanjuruhan Kandang Arema Sejak 2004". 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
5. 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.
6. "How a deadly crush at an Indonesia soccer match unfolded". Reuters. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
7. "Kanjuruhan stadium: Indonesia to demolish site of arena disaster". BBC News. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-22.