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Sarawak Stadium

Stadium in Malaysia

Summary

Stadium in Malaysia

Field	Value
name	Sarawak State Stadium
image	[[File:Stadium Sarawak.JPG	280px]]
location	Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
broke_ground	1995
opened	17 June 1997
owner	Government of Sarawak
operator	Perbadanan Stadium
Negeri Sarawak
surface	Grass
construction_cost	MYR 120 million
tenants
seating_capacity	40,000

Negeri Sarawak

Sarawak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuching, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.

History

It was built in 1995 for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. The stadium also hosted the famous South American derby between Brazil and Argentina during the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Notable names who played in the stadium include Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, Mikaël Silvestre, William Gallas, Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Lionel Scaloni, Helton and Mickaël Landreau.

The inaugural edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup was hosted in the stadium in 2016.

Facilities

The stadium was completed in April 1997, and is one of Asia's world-class stadiums. It consists of 4 levels, with an electronic multimedia scoreboard, manila grass football field with patented drainage and synthetic running track.

The stadium is also equipped with:

VIP driveway
320 parking lots
stadium office
gymnasiums
changing and massage rooms
workshops
canteen
security control centre
dope testing area
medical clinics
saunas
prayer rooms
facilities for the disabled and VVIPs.

Notable matches

Quarter-final match between Brazil and Argentina during the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1998 Charity Shield match between Sarawak FA and Selangor FA
Quarter-final match of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup between Sarawak FA and Kashima Antlers of Japan.
Fourth venue (Group D) to host matches of Malaysia, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and PSV Eindhoven for the Champions Youth Cup 2007.
2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

International fixtures

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

Date	Team	Score	Round
17 June 1997		0–0	Group stage
	0–3
20 June 1997		2–4
	0–2
22 June 1997		3–10
	2–4
25 June 1997		1–2	Round of 16
29 June 1997		2–0	Quarter-finals
2 July 1997		0–1	Semi-finals

Events

Borneo Sonic Music Festival (2023, 2024)

References

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Jared Wee. (11 August 2023). "K-pop royalty Taeyang and CL to perform in Sarawak for Borneo Sonic 2023 festival this October (VIDEO)". Malay Mail.
Shikin Louis. (31 July 2024). "K-pop stars Rain, Jessi to headline Borneo Sonic Music Festival 2024". Dayak Daily.

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