The Bukit Jalil National Stadium ( Malay: ''Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil'', Jawi: ) is a

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Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway in addition to cit ...

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. With a capacity of 87,500, it is the largest stadium in

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, the fourth largest in

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, and the fifteenth largest in the world. It was officially inaugurated by then

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on 11 July 1998, ahead of the

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and staged its opening ceremony. Since then, it has become the main venue for other international events, such as the

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and the

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. Nowadays it hosts most of the Malaysian international football matches, national level competition finals such as the

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, athletic events and

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. It was built alongside other sport venues in the National Sports Complex by the United Engineers Malaysia, and designed by Arkitek FAA, Weidleplan Consulting GMBH and Schlaich Bergermann Partner. A membrane structure is used for the roof, and most of the materials were reinforced concrete. Prior to this stadium, Stadium Merdeka served as the national stadium of Malaysia.

History

The stadium was built on 1 January 1995 to host the

. It finished exactly on 1 January 1998. After the

in September, the stadium became the home stadium for the

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, replacing the

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and the

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. It also served as the main stadium of the

, 2006 FESPIC Games, 2008 ASEAN University Games and

. National Stadium's capacity makes it the 21st largest stadium in the world and the 9th largest football stadium in the world. It was built by United Engineers Malaysia, Bhd and designed by Arkitek FAA. It was completed three months ahead of schedule. Designed to host a multitude of events, the National Stadium is the central and most prominent sports venue at the 1.2 km² National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil. Malaysia's previous national stadium was the

before the National Sports Complex was constructed. Malaysia also uses other stadiums for their football matches such as KLFA Stadium,

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and the

. The stadium, along with the National Sports Complex, is currently undergoing a major renovation at a combined cost of RM1.34 billion as a part of KL Sports City project in 2 phases. Project 1 (Phase 1) has been completed ahead and for the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, with a new Populous-designed facade that covers the exterior of the stadium with twisted vertical louvres which are also LED-lighted, as well as recolouring the seats to a yellow-black design and upgraded facilities. After the

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, Project 2 (Phase 2) will commence, and will add a retractable roof, retractable seats, comfort ventilation and new sports and lifestyle facilities.

Pitch issues

On 18 February 2020 to prevent another issue regarding the football pitch again in the future, the Malaysian Stadium Corporation (PSM) and Malaysia Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) plan to upgrade the pitch from cow grass to zeon zoysia grass with an estimated cost of RM10 Million. The cost included the use of specialise machine and equipment for the grass. The plan upgrade will start later this year and is expected to be completed within the next three months.

Stadium facilities

The stadium is equipped with the following facilities: * 105 m x 68 m Zeon Zoysia pitch * 9 laned 400m synthetic track * 6m x 60m warming up track * 1,500 flux floodlights * Broadcast Studios * Coloured Video Matrix Scoreboards * High-tech Cathode Ray Tube Video Screen Board * Individual "paddles" containing

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pixels at the seats

Entertainment uses

National Stadium has been host to other important events besides football matches. Notable music artists who have performed in the stadium include:

Sporting events

* Athletics –

, 2001 ASEAN Para Games, 2008 ASEAN University Games, 2009 ASEAN Para Games, 2015 ASEAN Civil Service Games,

, and

. * Football at the 2001 SEA Games (

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only) *

finals * Malaysian FA Cup finals * 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup * 2007 AFC Asian Cup * 2007 Champions Youth Cup *

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2001, 2009 Asia Tour * 2010 AFF Championship, first leg Semifinals and Finals *

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Asia Tour 2011 * Chelsea F.C. 2011 summer tour of Asia *

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2011, 2012 Pre-Season Asia Tour * Franciscan Super Cup Final 2013 * 2014 AFF Championship second leg finals *

Second Asia Tour 2015 *

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, first leg semifinals and finals * 2019 Malaysia FA Cup Final *

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* 2022 AFC Cup Final * 2022 AFF Championship, first leg semifinals * 2023 Merdeka Tournament *

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* 2025 Manchester United Asian Tour (

vs ASEAN All Stars)

Tournament results

2001 SEA Games

AFF/ASEAN Championship

2007 AFC Asian Cup

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2019 Airmarine Cup

Man Utd Tour 2025

Gallery

File:Bjalilinterior.jpg, The stadium in 2007 File:Gate in front of Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil.jpeg, Gate in front of the National Stadium Bukit Jalil National Stadium at night.jpg, The stadium at night File:Malaysia - Bukit Jalil Stadium by Bartosz Sakwerda.jpg, Sky viewpoint to the stadium File:BukitJalilStadium-ASEANChampionship2024.jpg, The inside of Bukit Jalil Stadium during

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match of Malaysia against Singapore

Notes

References

{{WikidataCoord Sports venues in Kuala Lumpur Football venues in Malaysia Rugby union stadiums in Malaysia Athletics (track and field) venues in Malaysia Malaysit 1998 Commonwealth Games Stadiums of the Commonwealth Games Multi-purpose stadiums in Malaysia 1996 establishments in Malaysia Southeast Asian Games stadiums Sports venues completed in 1996

History

Pitch issues

Stadium facilities

Entertainment uses

Sporting events

Tournament results

2001 SEA Games

AFF/ASEAN Championship

2007 AFC Asian Cup

2018 AFC U-16 Championship The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth association football, football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national team ...

2019 Airmarine Cup

Man Utd Tour 2025

Gallery

See also

Notes

References