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Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

Sports venue in Surabaya, Indonesia

Field	Value
name	Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
native_name	Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo
nickname	GBT
image	Gelora Bung Tomo renovated.jpg
caption	The stadium in 2023
location	Benowo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
coordinates
broke_ground	2008
built	2008–2010
opened
renovated	2019–2020
owner	Government of Surabaya
surface	Zoysia japonica
construction_cost	IDR500 billion (2008–2010)
IDR100 billion (2019–2020)
tenants	Persebaya Surabaya (2012–present)
seating_capacity	46,806

pushpin_map	Indonesia_Surabaya
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Surabaya
public_transit	[[File:Jatim Commuterline Arjonegoro icon.png	20px	link=Commuter rail in Surabaya]] [[File:Jatim Commuterline Blorasura icon.png	20px	link=Commuter rail in Surabaya]]
Wirawiri Suroboyo feeder: Stadion GBT

IDR100 billion (2019–2020)

Wirawiri Suroboyo feeder: Stadion GBT

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 Malaysian architects KLIA. Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo was officially opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 11 August 2010.

International football matches

Date	Competition	Res.
10 September 2012	2012 SCTV Cup	0–2
15 September 2012	Friendly	0–0
14 June 2023	Friendly	0–0
8 September 2023	Friendly	2–0
5 September 2025	Friendly	6–0
8 September 2025	Friendly	0–0

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.

Date	Res.	Round	Attendance
10 November 2023	0–2	Group A	13,437
10 November 2023	1–1	Group A	30,583
13 November 2023	0–2	Group A	5,498
13 November 2023	1–1	Group A	17,239
16 November 2023	1–5	Group B	10,269
16 November 2023	3–1	Group A	26,454
21 November 2023	5–0	Round of 16	7,034
21 November 2023	1–1	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

File:GBT Jul 2017.jpg|Front of GBT and statue of shark-crocodile File:GBT May 2018.jpg|An ultras choreography of Persebaya during the match File:Gelora Bung Tomo.jpg|View of stadium from the salt ponds before renovation.

References

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

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