Likas Stadium, Sports complex in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Likas Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Likas Sports Complex in Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Opened in 1983 and rebuilt in 2001 as a multi-purpose venue, it has a listed capacity of 20,787 seats, making it Malaysia's eighth-largest football stadium by seating capacity. It hosts football and athletics.
Likas Stadium opened in 1983 as a football-only ground with a small capacity. It was rebuilt in 2001 as a multi-purpose venue ahead of the Sukan Malaysia games, becoming the largest in Sabah with 22,000 seats. Sabah FA played here from 1995 until the team became a private club in 2021, and in 2023 the club and the Sabah government announced upgrades for the AFC competition.
The stadium is nicknamed "Rumah Sang Badak" ("The Home of Rhinos") after Sabah FC, whose rhino emblem gives the ground its Malay name. Since 1983 it has hosted Malaysia Cup and Super League fixtures, and it is also the home ground of the Sabah FA women's team in the National Women's League and the 2024 AFC Women's Champions League.
The stadium is part of the Likas Sports Complex in the Likas district of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It is a multi-purpose venue used mainly for football and athletics, and it hosts Sabah FC home matches as well as Malaysia National Women's League fixtures. Check the fixture list before travelling, since access and seating arrangements vary with the event.
The stadium's nickname, "Rumah Sang Badak" ("The Home of Rhinos"), comes from Sabah FC, its tenant since the venue opened in 1983. The women's team also plays its home matches here, including fixtures in the 2024 AFC Women's Champions League.
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