Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Football stadium in Kebomas, Indonesia.
Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium is a sports complex in East Java featuring a central grass pitch, running track, and dedicated areas for athletic competitions. The facility includes player changing rooms, medical facilities, prayer rooms, and team preparation spaces.
Construction ran from 2012 to 2017 under the Gresik Regency Government, costing Rp276.9 billion over five years. East Java Governor Soekarwo held a soft launch on 22 September 2015, and PSSI cleared the ground for national and international matches in 2017. Before the name was agreed, the venue was known as Gunung Lengis Stadium.
The stadium's name was chosen by local clerics, kiai, cultural figures and sports figures after the original name, Gunung Lengis, proved controversial. Among the proposals were Prabu Satmoto, Ainul Yakin, Raden Paku, Sunan Giri and Sultan Abdul Faqih. It hosts home matches of Persegres Gresik United and Putra Sinar Giri FC.
The stadium sits in Kebomas, Gresik Regency, and is served by Trans Jatim Corridor 1, which links Terminal Porong, Terminal Purabaya in Sidoarjo and Terminal Bunder in Gresik; get off at the Gelora Joko Samudro stop. A renovation budgeted at Rp108 billion, covering new pitch grass, changing rooms and FIFA-standard seating, was expected to finish around August 2024.
Before it was named Gelora Joko Samudro, the stadium was known as Gunung Lengis, a name that stirred debate; ulama, kiai, cultural figures and sports officials then agreed on the current name. The venue was soft-launched by East Java Governor Soekarwo on 22 September 2015.
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