Utama Negeri Stadium, Football stadium in Kangar, Malaysia.
Utama Negeri Stadium is a sports facility in Kangar with a running track surrounding the main playing field. It has approximately 5,000 fixed seats with a total capacity of 20,000 spectators.
The stadium opened in 1995 and was built to serve as a venue for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, which Malaysia hosted. It was originally called Stadium Utama. On 27 May 2014 it hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th Sukma (Malaysian Games), where the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, declared its new name, Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium.
The stadium was renamed Tuanku Syed Putra on 27 May 2014, when the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, opened the 17th Sukma Games there. The name honours his father, the first ruler of Perlis after independence. The ceremony was attended by the Raja Perempuan, the Raja Muda and the Menteri Besar.
The stadium is located within Kompleks Sukan Negeri Perlis and features changing facilities, VIP sections, and media areas. Adequate parking is available for visitors arriving by car.
On 27 May 2014 the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th Sukma (Malaysian Games), attended by the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, and the Raja Perempuan, Tuanku Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid. At the same ceremony the Perlis ruler declared the venue's new name, Tuanku Syed Putra, replacing Stadium Utama.
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