Petaling Jaya Stadium
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| Former names | MPPJ Stadium |
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| Location | Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Owner | Petaling Jaya City Council |
| Operator | Petaling Jaya City Council |
| Capacity | 25,000 (Football) |
| Surface |
Grass pitch Track |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| PJ Rangers, MISC-MIFA | |
The Petaling Jaya Stadium or MBPJ Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Kelana Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The stadium was opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and hosted the Games' rugby union matches.
Currently, the stadium mostly being used for football matches. Current tenant for the stadium are Petaling Jaya Rangers (PJ Rangers) and MISC-MIFA.
Petaling Jaya Stadium was opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and hosted the Games' rugby union matches.
The stadium previously served as the home stadium to Selangor MPPJ, the first football club in Malaysian football competition to win the Malaysia Cup until its demise in August 2006. After that, the stadium mostly being used for various local event including local school events, such as Sports Day, private event, concert and others. The stadium also being used for Malaysia local rugby union competition.
The stadium was called MPPJ Stadium and then as MBPJ Stadium after Petaling Jaya has been granted to become a city status and later on has been known as Petaling Jaya Stadium.
In 2011, the stadium has been used as the start and finish line of the 2011 Petaling Jaya Half-Marathon.
In 2013, popular model reality show Asia's Next Top Model filmed its Cycle 2 Episode 4 at the MBPJ Stadium.
In February 2014, the stadium was also used for the Sasuke Asean Open Cup 2014. The winners were Team USA in 1st Place, Team Japan in 2nd Place and Team Malaysia in 3rd Place.
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