Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Football stadium in Gedebage district, Bandung, Indonesia
Gelora Bandung Lautan Api is a football stadium in the Gedebage district of Bandung, Indonesia, with seating for 38,000 spectators across four floors. The site covers 72,000 square meters (17.8 acres) and is surrounded by 40 hectares (99 acres) of support areas.
The stadium was designed in 2009 with a budget of 278 billion rupiah. Its soft opening, planned for 31 December 2012, was postponed to 10 May 2013 and inaugurated by Bandung mayor Dada Rosada, attended by about 5,000 people. A 2008 MoU split funding 60% province and 40% city, but a 27 December 2009 agreement made the city sole owner, with provincial financial aid for three years.
The name was chosen by a public poll after the stadium was first known as Stadion Gedebage, and the winning name was confirmed by the Bandung city council. It refers to the 1946 Bandung Sea of Fire, and the English rendering plays on "gelora" as both sports center and spirit. Persib fans use the ground as their home base.
The stadium sits in the eastern part of Bandung and is accessible by car or public transport. Visitors should plan to arrive early before major matches, as the area gets busy during events.
The stadium stands on soft clay up to 30 metres deep in the bed of the ancient Bandung Lake. Builders drove prefabricated vertical drains 20 metres deep at 1.3-metre intervals and laid geotextile before filling, so the pitch now sits 3.3 metres above the original ground.
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