May 17th Stadium, Football stadium in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
May 17th Stadium is a football ground in Banjarmasin with wooden spectator stands, an athletics running track and a long-jump area. It was built on a site of sawdust waste and dried riverbed, and its capacity was recorded as 12,000 seats in 2008. Renovations from 2019 onward added VIP and VVIP stands, a videotron and rebuilt English and behind-goal stands.
The stadium takes its name from its opening date of May 17, 1974, when South Kalimantan Governor Soebardjo inaugurated the facility. This event marked the transformation of a former wood waste site into a modern sports venue for the region.
This venue serves as home ground for PS Barito Putera football club and hosts regional track and field competitions that draw crowds from across South Kalimantan. The stadium functions as a gathering place where local sports enthusiasts come to watch their favorite teams compete.
The stadium sits in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on the site of a former sawdust dump and dried riverbed. Renovations from 2019 to 2024 added parking areas, perimeter fencing, drainage channels, a clean water supply, generators and reinstalled floodlights. The running track and remaining stands were finished in the later phases.
The stadium was built on a site of sawmill waste (gabuk) and dried riverbed soil, and its first stands were made of wood. The 1984 renovation added a safety wall around the ground. Renovations continued in 1995, 2007, 2010, 2013 and from 2019.
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