Jatidiri Stadium is a multi-use

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is home stadium of

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. The stadium holds 25,000 people. In addition to a stadium, in this complex there is also a sports building, swimming pool, and other sports facilities. Jatidiri Stadium was built during the reign of

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and inaugurated in 1991. In 2016 the stadium renovation was started by the Central Java Provincial Government through Governor

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. The renovation of the stadium was completed at the end of 2021, the renovation consisted of drainage, fields, stands, roofs, and other supporting facilities which will later become an international class stadium.

Gallery

File:Jatidiri Semarang.jpg, Jatidiri Stadium

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