Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (; abbreviated as SUGBK or GBK), formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is mostly used for football matches, and usually used by the Indonesia national football team and Super League club Persija Jakarta. The stadium is named after Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, who sparked the idea of building the sports complex.

When first opened prior to the 1962 Asian Games, the stadium had a seating capacity of 110,000. It has been reduced twice during renovations: first to 88,306 in 2006 for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and then to 77,193 single seats as part of renovations for the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, where it hosted the ceremonies and athletics competitions. Due to the most recent renovation which saw all remaining bleachers replaced by single seats, it is the 28th largest association football stadium in the world and the 8th largest association football stadium in Asia.

History Under Sukarno: construction and inauguration

After the Asian Games Federation declared Jakarta to host the 1962 Asian Games in 1958, the minimum requirement that had yet to be met by the Jakarta was the availability of a multi-sport complex. In response to this, President Sukarno issued Presidential Decree No. 113/1959 dated 11 May 1959 about the establishment of the Asian Games Council of Indonesia (DAGI) led by Minister of Sports Maladi. As an architect and civil engineering graduate, Sukarno proposed a location near M. H. Thamrin Boulevard and Menteng (Karet, Pejompongan, or Dukuh Atas) for the future sports complex. then Sukarno accompanied Friedrich Silaban, a renowned architect to review the location of the proposed sports complex by helicopter. Silaban disagreed with the selection of Dukuh Atas because he argued the construction of a sports complex in the center the future downtown area would potentially create a massive traffic congestion. Sukarno agreed Silaban suggestion and instead assigned the Senayan area with an area of approximately 300 hectares.

Construction began on 8 February 1960 and finished on 21 July 1962, in time to host the following month's Asian Games. It was built as part of Sukarno's construction sprees before the 1962 Asian Games and the centerpiece of the Sports Complex. Its construction was partially funded through a special loan from the Soviet Union. The stadium's original capacity was 110,000 people. The stadium is well known for its gigantic ring-shaped facade (a.k.a. "temu gelang"), as the world's first circular roof football stadium and also was designed to shade spectators from the sun, and increase the grandeur of the stadium. The idea came from Sukarno himself and although Soviet architects didn't want to implement temu gelang at first due to its unusual design, but Sukarno insisted and he got his way in the end. Although the stadium is popularly known as Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Stadion Gelora Bung Karno) or GBK Stadium, its official name is Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno), as there are other stadiums in the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, such as the Sports Palace and the secondary stadium. It was known as Senajan (EYD: Senayan) Main Stadium from its opening through the 1962 Asiad until the complex's name was changed to Gelora Bung Karno by a Presidential Decree issued on 24 September 1962, twenty days after the games ended.

Under Soeharto: Gelora Senayan During the New Order era, the complex was renamed "Gelora Senayan Complex" and the stadium was renamed "Gelora Senayan Main Stadium" in 1969. The name changes was part of the "de-Sukarnoization" policy by military junta government under Suharto.

At the 1985 Perserikatan Final, Match Persib Bandung against PSMS Medan which was held at this stadium became an amateur match with the largest attendance of 150,000 spectators. The match was finally won by PSMS Medan.

Reformasi–present

Under reformation regime, the complex name was reverted by President Abdurrahman Wahid in a decree effective since 17 January 2001. The stadium's capacity was then reduced further to 88,306 as a result of renovations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

The stadium served as the main venue of the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, hosting the ceremonies and athletics. It underwent renovations in preparation for the events; to comply with FIFA standards, all of the stadium's existing seating was replaced, including its remaining bleachers, making it an all-seater with a capacity of 77,193. The new seats are coloured in red, white, and grey—resembling a waving flag of Indonesia. A new, brighter LED lighting system was also installed, with 620 fixtures, and an RGB lighting system was installed on the stadium's facade. Improvements were also made to the stadium's accessibility. The 2016–18 renovation of this stadium cost Rp769,69 billion (around US$59 million with 2016 exchange rate).

Sporting events GBK Stadium hosted the 2007 Asian Cup final between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Other competitions held there are several AFF Cup finals, domestic cup finals, Liga 2 Playoff and Finals, and Liga Nusantara Playoff and Finals.

International Host of the 1962 and 2018 Asian Games Host of the 2018 Asian Para Games Host of the 1963 GANEFO Host of the Olaria Atlético Clube 1970 Host of the Santos exhibition 1972 Host of the Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers boxing match, October 20, 1973. Host of Southeast Asian Games (in 1979, 1987, 1997, and 2011) Host of the Asian Athletics Championships (in 1985, 1995, and 2000) Host of the 2002 AFF Championship for 9 out of 10 Group A matches, semi-final matches, third place play-off, and the final. Host of the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. Host of the 2004 AFF Championship first leg semi-final match against Malaysia and first leg final match against Singapore. Host of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup for 5 out of 6 Group D matches, quarterfinals between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, and the final. Host of the 2008 AFF Championship for first leg semi-final match against Thailand Host of matches in the 2010 AFC Champions League competition with Persipura Jayapura and Persija Jakarta in 2018 and 2019 AFC Cup matches Host for the Bayern Munich 2008 Post-season Tour Host of the 2010 AFF Championship for 5 out of 6 Group A matches, semifinal matches against the Philippines, and second leg final match against Malaysia Host for the LA Galaxy 2011 Asia-Pacific Post-season Tour Host for all 2 matches of the Inter Milan 2012 Post-season Tour Host for the Valencia 2012 Asia Pre-season Tour (their only match outside Europe) Host for the Arsenal 2013 Asia Pre-season Tour Host for the Liverpool 2013 Asia Pre-season Tour Host for the Chelsea 2013 Asia Pre-season Tour Host for the Juventus 2014 Asia Pre-season Tour Host of the 2014 Asian Dream Cup against Park Ji-sung and Friends, featuring footballers and celebrities, including the cast of Running Man. Host for the AS Roma 2015 Asia Pre-season Tour Host of the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship Host of Indonesia's home matches at the 2018 AFF Championship Host of Indonesia's home matches at the 2022 AFF Championship Host for the Argentina 2023 Asian-season Tour Host of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship Host of the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup

Tournament results

1979 Southeast Asian Games

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance22 September 19793–0Group stageN/A23 September 19791–0Group stageN/A23 September 19790–2Group stageN/A23 September 19791–3Group stageN/A25 September 19790–0Group stageN/A25 September 19792–2Group stageN/A26 September 19791–2Group stageN/A26 September 19790–0Group stageN/A28 September 19791–0Group stageN/A28 September 19792–1Group stageN/A29 September 19790–0 Second place play-offN/A30 September 19790–1Gold medal match85,000

1987 Southeast Asian Games

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance10 September 19870–0Group stageN/A10 September 19873–1Group stageN/A12 September 19872–2Group stageN/A12 September 19872–0Group stageN/A14 September 19870–0Group stageN/A14 September 19870–0Group stageN/A16 September 19870–2Semi-finalsN/A17 September 19874–1Semi-finals75,00019 September 19874–0Bronze medal matchN/A20 September 19871–0 (a.e.t.)Gold medal match120,000

1997 Southeast Asian Games

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance5 October 19970–1Group stageN/A5 October 19975–2Group stageN/A7 October 19974–0Group stageN/A7 October 19972–2Group stageN/A9 October 19974–1Group stageN/A9 October 19974–0Group stageN/A12 October 19972–0Group stageN/A12 October 19972–1Group stageN/A14 October 19973–0Group stageN/A14 October 19971–0Group stageN/A16 October 19972–1Semi-finalsN/A16 October 19972–1Semi-finalsN/A18 October 19971–0Bronze medal matchN/A18 October 19971–1 (a.e.t.)Gold medal match110,000

2002 AFF Championship

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance15 December 200217:050–0Group stage40,00015 December 200219:35 9–2 Group stage N/A17 December 200216:051–6 Group stage N/A17 December 200218:352–4 Group stage20,00019 December 200216:05 5–0 Group stage N/A19 December 200218:35 4–1 Group stage N/A21 December 200216:05 1–0 Group stage N/A21 December 200218:352–2 Group stage30,00023 December 200218:35 1–13 Group stage 50,34027 December 200216:000–4 Semi-finals N/A27 December 200219:00 0–1 Semi-finals 50,00029 December 200216:00 2–1 Third place play-off N/A29 December 200219:002–2 (a.e.t.)Final 100,000

2004 AFF Championship

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance28 December 200419:451–2Semi-finals first leg N/A8 January 200519:45 1–3 Finals first leg N/A

2007 AFC Asian Cup

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance10 July 200717:15 2–1 Group D60,00011 July 200719:301–1 Group D15,00014 July 200719:30 2–1 Group D88,00015 July 200719:30 2–1 Group D9,00018 July 200717:150–1 Group D88,00022 July 200720:15 2–1 Quarter-finals12,00029 July 200719:30 1–0 Final60,000

2008 AFF Championship

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance5 December 200817:00 5–0 Group stage18,0005 December 200819:30 3–0 Group stage40,0007 December 200817:00 3–1 Group stage21,0007 December 200819:30 0–4 Group stage30,0009 December 200819:30 0–2 Group stage50,00016 December 200819:00 0–1 Semi-finals first leg70,000

2010 AFF Championship

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance1 December 201017:00 2–2 Group stage N/A1 December 201019:30 5–1 Group stage62,0004 December 201017:00 0–0 Group stage N/A4 December 201019:30 0–6 Group stage N/A7 December 201019:30 2–1 Group stage 65,00016 December 201019:00 0–1 Semi-finals first leg70,00019 December 201019:00 1–0 Semi-finals second leg88,00029 December 201019:00 2–1 Finals second leg88,000

2011 Southeast Asian Games

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance3 November 201116:003–1Group stageN/A3 November 201119:00 2–3 Group stageN/A7 November 201116:000–0 Group stageN/A7 November 201119:00 6–0 Group stageN/A9 November 201116:00 2–1 Group stageN/A9 November 201119:00 1–2 Group stageN/A 11 November 201114:00 0–2 Group stageN/A11 November 201117:004–0 Group stageN/A 13 November 201116:00 4–1 Group stageN/A13 November 201119:003–1 Group stageN/A17 November 201116:00 0–2 Group stageN/A17 November 201119:00 0–1 Group stageN/A19 November 201116:001–0 Semi-finalsN/A19 November 201119:00 0–2 Semi-finalsN/A21 November 201116:004–1 Bronze medal matchN/A21 November 201119:30 1–1 (a.e.t.) Gold medal matchN/A

2018 AFC U-19 Championship

DateTime (UTC+07)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance18 October 201816:002–1Group stage 2,12418 October 201819:003–1Group stage 17,32021 October 201816:001–8Group stage 4,78121 October 201819:006–5Group stage 38,21724 October 201819:001–0Group stage 30,02228 October 201816:007–3 (a.e.t.)Quarter-finals 16,75828 October 201819:302–0Quarter-finals 60,154

2018 AFF Championship