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 / -7.223278; 112.622722
Public transit	Benowo Wirawiri Suroboyo feeder: Stadion GBT
Owner	Government of Surabaya
Capacity	46,806[1] Capacity history 55,000 (2010–2020) 46,806 (2020–present)
Surface	Zoysia japonica
Construction
Broke ground	2008
Built	2008–2010
Opened	6 August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-06)
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.

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	Time (UTC+7)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
10 November 2023	16:00	Panama	0–2	Morocco	Group A	13,437
10 November 2023	19:00	Indonesia	1–1	Ecuador	Group A	30,583
13 November 2023	16:00	Morocco	0–2	Ecuador	Group A	5,498
13 November 2023	19:00	Indonesia	1–1	Panama	Group A	17,239
16 November 2023	16:00	Canada	1–5	Mali	Group B	10,269
16 November 2023	19:00	Morocco	3–1	Indonesia	Group A	26,454
21 November 2023	15:30	Mali	5–0	Mexico	Round of 16	7,034
21 November 2023	19:00	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

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

An inside panorama of Gelora Bung Tomo before renovation