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Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo
GBT
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Location Surabaya, Indonesia
Coordinates 7°13′23.8″S 112°37′21.8″E / 7.223278°S 112.622722°E / -7.223278; 112.622722
Owner Surabaya Municipality
Capacity 55,000
Surface Grass pitch
Track
Construction
Broke ground 1 January 2008
Built 8 August 2008
Opened 11 August 2010
Renovated 11 July 2010
Expanded 11 June 2010
Construction cost IDR 500 billion
Tenants
Persebaya Surabaya

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surabaya (a national capital of the province of East Java), Indonesia. It is a part of the Surabaya Sports Center. The rest of the sports complex consists of an indoor stadium and a mosque. This stadium is used mostly for football matches. It replaced the older Gelora 10 November Stadium.

Groundbreaking occurred on 1 January 2008. Construction cost was estimated at Rp100 billion. The arena was designed by Malay architects KLIA. Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium was officially opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 11 August 2010.

The stadium has hosted major concerts and shows by many famous artists and bands, spanning many different genres.


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