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The Kuala Lumpur Stadium or KLFA Stadium ( ms, Stadium Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur) is a
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in
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, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for
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matches and is the home stadium of Kuala Lumpur City.


Background

In the past, the stadium was used as the home ground of many Malaysian teams, including
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,
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and UKM FC. The stadium has been closed in July 2011 due to the City Hall's reluctance to renovate the pitch. Starting in 2012, the stadium has also been used for
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matches. It was used for the first match of the 2013 Media Prima 6 Regions, between Kelab Rakan Muda Malaysia and
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. Between 2013 and 2018, the stadium was renovated; after the renovation, the stadium has a capacity for 18,000 spectators.


International football matches


Transport

The stadium is accessed by
Rapid KL Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...
bus T402 to
Taman Midah MRT Station The Taman Midah station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station on the MRT Kajang Line, serving the neighbourhood of Taman Midah and the surrounding residential areas in the suburb of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened on 17 July 201 ...
on the Kajang Line, and T400 to Sri Kota flats just outside
Bandar Tun Razak LRT station Bandar Tun Razak LRT station is a Malaysian low-rise rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Bandar Tun Razak. The station is part of the Sri Petaling Line (formerly known as STAR). The station was opened ...
on the
Sri Petaling Line The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first ...
or via
Cochrane MRT station The Cochrane station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the MRT Kajang Line. The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of the second phase operations of the line. The station is located in the ...
.


References


External links


Kuala Lumpur Stadium
at worldstadiums.com Football venues in Malaysia Athletics (track and field) venues in Malaysia Rugby union stadiums in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City F.C. Multi-purpose stadiums in Malaysia Sports venues in Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games football venues {{Malaysia-sports-venue-stub