Kanjuruhan Stadium (

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: ''Stadion Kanjuruhan'') was a

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. It was used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 42,449. 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

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, after meeting with FIFA President

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on 18 October 2022,

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Joko Widodo issued orders to deactivate Kanjuruhan Stadium and demolish and rebuild the stadium according to FIFA standard.

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

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, marked by a trial match in the middle of the 2004 Indonesian First League Division between Arema and

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. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Arema. It was also renovated in 2010 for the purposes of the 2011 AFC Champions League in terms of adding lighting power.

Departments and Facilities

Prior its deactivation, Kanjuruhan Stadium was divided into several departments and facilities as follow: * Main Football Stadium. * Training Field Department. * Transportation Safety Educational Park. * Press Conference and Auditorium Department. * Skating Department and Skating Tracks. * Kanjuruhan Indoor Sport Arena and Basketball Court. * Swimming Pool Department. ** Indoor Swimming Pool. ** Outdoor Swimming Pool. ** Diving Pool. * Wall Climbing Department. * Healthcare and Mini ICU Department. * Praying Room and Religious Services Department. * Culinary Department. Aside of the departments, Kanjuruhan Stadium complex also housed three offices within its complex: * Office of Youth and Sports of Malang Regency * Malang Regency branch of the

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* Government Education and Training Agency of Malang Regency.

Incident

On 1 October 2022, at least 135 people were killed in a human crush during a

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on the stadium. The stadium will be demolished.

Gallery

File:Stadion Kanjuruhan - gate - panoramio.jpg, The entrance to the stadium. File:Stadion Kanjuruhan, from rice field - panoramio.jpg, View of stadium from the rice fields. File:Stadion Kanjuruhan - panoramio.jpg, Stadium's exterior File:Stadion Kanjuruhan, soccer field - panoramio.jpg, Stadium soccer field.

References

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History

Departments and Facilities

Incident

Gallery

See also

References