Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium is a multi-use

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in Padang,

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

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and

PSP Padang Persatuan Sepakbola Padang (simply known as PSP Padang) is an Indonesian football club based in Padang, West Sumatra. They currently compete in the Liga 3 and their homeground is Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium. History PSP Padang was establ ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. The stadium is also known as a venue for

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matches and athletics.

History

The stadium was named after

Agus Salim ''Haji'' Agus Salim (; October 8, 1884 – November 4, 1954) was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1947 and 1949. Early life Agus Salim was born Masjhoedoelhaq Sali ...

, a Muslim intellectual and

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of Minangkabau from the area where the stadium is located. The

2009 Sumatra earthquakes The first of the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes ( id, Gempa bumi Sumatra 2009) occurred on 30 September off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with a moment magnitude of 7.6 at . The epicenter was west-northwest of Padang, West Sumatra, and southwest o ...

heavily damaged the stadium. The stands were destroyed and there was damage to facilities, including lighting. The dressing rooms were also damaged, and the resultant condition of the field rendered the stadium unfit for use. Repairs were completed in 2012.

Structure and facilities

The stadium has 4 tribune categories for spectators, west for VIPs with single seats, east for public, south for Spartacks and north for

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* http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/indonesia.shtml Football venues in Indonesia Rugby union stadiums in Indonesia Padang Sport in West Sumatra Buildings and structures in West Sumatra Sports venues completed in 1985 1985 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-sports-venue-stub

History

Structure and facilities

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