Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Sports stadium in Paroi, Malaysia
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on Jalan Kedidi in Taman Paroi Jaya, Paroi, Seremban. Inaugurated in 1992 and expanded for the 2004 Sukma Games, it seats about 45,000, with yellow and red plastic seats in most stands and concrete seating retained in the upper eastern stand.
The stadium was built on the site of a military camp and airstrip of the 2 Flight Army Air Corps, established during the Malayan Emergency to provide air cover for jungle operations. The camp and airstrip were demolished in the 1990s. The stadium opened on 11 April 1992 with the Piala Emas Raja-Raja final, which Negeri Sembilan won 2–1 over Terengganu, and cost about RM15 million. Tuanku Ja'afar declared it open on 23 April 1992.
The stadium is named after Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad, the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Its sobriquet is "The STAR of Paroi", and the ground is also called Stadium Paroi after the district. Outside, hawkers sell Popia Kuala Kangsar and Mee Kari Stadium.
The stadium sits on Jalan Kedidi in Taman Paroi Jaya. Its large car park doubles as a Sunday-morning farmers' market and a Ramadan bazaar. Food stalls outside include Popia Kuala Kangsar, Mee Kari Stadium, Selera Pinggiran and Dilz Chicken.
Syria's national football team played their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying home matches here due to their domestic situation at that time. This unusual arrangement demonstrates how the stadium became important as an international sporting venue.
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