Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo
GBT
	The stadium in 2023
	Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Location in Surabaya
Location	Benowo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Coordinates	7°13′23.8″S 112°37′21.8″E / 7.223278°S 112.622722°E
Public transit	Benowo; Wirawiri Suroboyo feeder: Stadion GBT
Owner	Government of Surabaya
Capacity	46,806; Capacity history 55,000 (2010–2020); 46,806 (2020–present);
Surface	Zoysia japonica
Construction
Broke ground	2008
Built	2008–2010
Opened	6 August 2010; 14 years ago
Renovated	2019–2020
Construction cost	IDR500 billion (2008–2010); IDR100 billion (2019–2020)
Tenants
	Persebaya Surabaya (2012–present)

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Benowo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is a part of the Surabaya Sports Center. The rest of the sports complex consists of an indoor stadium, a racing circuit, a roller skating track, three football training pitches, and a mosque. This stadium is used mostly for football matches. It replaced the older Gelora 10 November Stadium. The stadium is used for football matches and is a new base for Persebaya Surabaya. GBT can accommodate 46,806 spectators. The stadium is named after Bung Tomo, who is a National Hero of Indonesia.

History

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

Usage

Major concerts and other shows

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

Date	Artist/Band/	Event
27 February 2013	Noah	Noah Concert Tour
20 June 2013	Aaron Kwok (郭富城)	Dream Will Fade Away Tour (夢難留)
9 July 2013	7icons	The Journey of Love Tour
7 August 2013	Zhuang Xue Zhong (莊學忠)	Grateful Heart Tour (感恩的心)
15 August 2013	Bunga Citra Lestari	Habibie & Ainun Tour
16 August 2013	Albert Effendy	Mari Bercinta Tour
23 August 2013	Blink	Putih Abu-Abu [id] Tour
24 August 2013	The Sisters	The Journey of Love [id] Tour
30 August 2013	Shireen Sungkar & Marsha Aruan [id]	Cinta Fitri Tour
31 August 2013	The Sisters	The Journey of Love [id] Tour
6 September 2013	Nikita Willy	Lebih Dari Indah [id] Tour
14 September 2013	Maudy Ayunda	Tiba-Tiba Cinta Datang Tour
23 December 2018	Total Oil Indonesia	Total Cornering Motor

International football matches


Date	Competition	Team 1	Res.	Team 2
10 September 2012	2012 SCTV Cup	Indonesia	0–2	North Korea
15 September 2012	Friendly	Indonesia	0–0	Vietnam

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The stadium hosted eight matches during the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including all of Indonesia U-17 team group stage matches. The stadium capacity for the tournament was reduced to 44,200 seats.^[2]

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
10 November 2023	Panama	0–2	Morocco	Group A	13,437
10 November 2023	Indonesia	1–1	Ecuador	Group A	30,583
13 November 2023	Morocco	0–2	Ecuador	Group A	5,498
13 November 2023	Indonesia	1–1	Panama	Group A	17,239
16 November 2023	Canada	1–5	Mali	Group B	10,269
16 November 2023	Morocco	3–1	Indonesia	Group A	26,454
21 November 2023	Mali	5–0	Mexico	Round of 16	7,034
21 November 2023	Morocco	1–1 (4–1 p)	Iran	Round of 16	1,552

Renovations

To accommodate the stadium facilities for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, renovations are being done to the stadium. Including the installation of the scoreboard in the north upper tribune, repainting and repairing the facade, and adding seats to the stadium to make it a suitable all-seater stadium. The seats are arranged in a mosaic based in a green color representing the home team colors of Persebaya.

The Bung Tomo ornament and the stadium sign is already installed outside the Gelora Bung Tomo and also the floodlights (2400 lux) in December 2020. The first test of the new floodlights was in December, the second test of the new floodlights was increased at the brightness of 3500 lux. Three training fields are now finished. The floodlights were tested after the installation and the brightness is 800 lux, the second test in March 2021 was now in 1200 lux.

Gallery

Front of GBT and statue of shark-crocodile
An ultras choreography of Persebaya during the match
View of stadium from the salt ponds before renovation.

An inside panorama of Gelora Bung Tomo before renovation

References

^ Aditya Wany (18 December 2020). "Renovasi Rampung, Kapasitas Stadion GBT Menyusut Jadi 46 Ribu". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 host stadiums in focus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

[1] Aditya Wany (18 December 2020). "Renovasi Rampung, Kapasitas Stadion GBT Menyusut Jadi 46 Ribu". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[2] "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 host stadiums in focus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

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