Bung Karno Stadium

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Gelora Bung Karno
Gelora Senayan
Location	Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta
Coordinates	6°13′7″S, 106°48′9″E
Broke ground	1960
Opened	1962
Closed	Open
Owner	DKI Jakarta Government
Operator	Gelora Senayan Foundation (BPGS)
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$12,500,000
Architect	N/A
Former names
Gelora or Istora Senayan
Tenants
PSSI (Indonesia Soccer League) (2005 avg: N/A)
Capacity
100,000

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (formerly known as Istora or Gelora Senayan) is a multi-use stadium in Gelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It has the joint 10th largest capacity of all stadiums in the world, equal with the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and is able to hold 100,000 people. The stadium is currently being rebuilt for the 2007 Asian Cup as Indonesia will be one of the four nations to host the competition. The Gelora Bung Karno has never been renovated since it was first built in 1962. Although the stadium is registered as a 100,000 capacity stadium, in the semifinal clash between south east asia rivals Indonesia and Malaysia in the Tiger Cup competition in December 2004, the stadium's attendance was well over 120,000. This was a result of fans squeezing in, against safety regulations.