The Sultan Ibrahim Stadium is a

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Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri is a Cities of Malaysia, city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia (Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Menteri Besar of Johor, Executive branch & ...

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

, Malaysia. It is named in honor of the state's current ruler, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. As the new home of

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of the

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since 2020, the stadium replaced

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which has housed the current team and all previous Johor football teams since 1964. The total cost of the construction was estimated at MYR 200 million. The stadium has a capacity for 40,000 spectators and opened on 22 February 2020.

Design

Inspired by the banana-leaf, the final concept and design was unveiled by Tunku Ismail in a ceremony held in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The stadium spans at 140,000 square meters with a total built area of 70,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 40,000 people. Red, blue and white LEDs (colours of the Johor flag) are installed outside the stadium for night time illumination. The stadium also includes the club's headquarters, training centre and a megastore. An integral wind tunnel testing for the stadium's design was conducted by Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research Group, a subsidiary o
Guangdong Construction Engineering Group
Co Ltd.

Construction

With the cost of the construction of a new stadium estimated at RM200 million, the Sultan of Johor granted the funds needed for the construction. Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd has been given the responsibility to build the stadium. In January 2017, the club announced that the construction has been delayed by few months and to be completed between July and year end of 2018 following adjustments made by Tunku Ismail on the stadium's location, technical and design changes.

References

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