17th May Stadium is a

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located in

Banjarmasin ) , translit_lang1 = Other , translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi , translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر ماسين , settlement_type = City , motto = ''Kayuh Baimbai'' ( Banjare ...

, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people. It is the home stadium of Barito Putera and

Peseban Banjarmasin Perserikatan Sepakbola Banjarmasin or Peseban is an Indonesian football team based in Banjarmasin ) , translit_lang1 = Other , translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi , translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر ماسين , ...

, which was considered one of the major football clubs in Indonesia in 1994/95 Premier Division.

History

The Stadium originally opened to the public on 17 May 1974 as a

Multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

with a capacity around 5.000. It has undergone renovations three times. The first upgrade happened in 1988, with a second 2008 and a third in 2012.

References

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