Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Introduction The stadium during the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. '''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.DateArtist/Band/Event27 February 2013NoahNoah Concert Tour20 June 2013Aaron Kwok (郭富城)Dream Will Fade Away Tour (夢難留)9 July 20137iconsThe Journey of Love Tour7 August 2013Zhuang Xue Zhong (莊學忠)Grateful Heart Tour (感恩的心)15 August 2013Bunga Citra Lestari Tour16 August 2013Albert EffendyMari Bercinta Tour23 August 2013Blink Tour24 August 2013The Sisters Tour30 August 2013Shireen Sungkar & Cinta Fitri Tour31 August 2013The Sisters Tour6 September 2013Nikita Willy Tour14 September 2013Maudy AyundaTiba-Tiba Cinta Datang Tour23 December 2018Total Oil IndonesiaTotal Cornering Motor===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.DateTime (UTC+7)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance10 November 2023Group A13,43710 November 2023Group A30,58313 November 2023Group A5,49813 November 2023Group A17,23916 November 2023Group B10,26916 November 2023Group A 26,45421 November 2023Round of 167,03421 November 2023Round of 161,552
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-crocodileFile:GBT May 2018.jpg|An ultras choreography of Persebaya during the matchFile:Gelora Bung Tomo.jpg|View of stadium from the salt ponds before renovation.
See also *Persebaya* List of stadiums in Indonesia* List of stadiums by capacity* List of stadiums
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