Sidoarjo (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto simultaneously inaugurated 16 renovated stadiums and one brand-new stadium in various regions of Indonesia from Gelora Delta Sidoarjo Stadium in Sidoarjo District, East Java, on Monday.

He symbolically officiated the 17 football facilities by pressing a button on a stage set up at the venue stadium, which was among the inaugurated facilities.

The president took time to inaugurate the stadiums in the afternoon after opening a metal smelter operated by PT Freeport Indonesia in Gresik District in the same province earlier.

Between 2023 and 2024, the Ministry of Public Works utilized a budget of Rp1.74 trillion (US$106.2 million) to work on the stadiums, which are listed below:


  1. Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang City, South Sumatra;
  2. Indomilk Arena Stadium in Tangerang District, Banten;
  3. Pakansari Stadium in Bogor District, West Java;
  4. Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Bekasi District, West Java;
  5. Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi City, West Java;
  6. Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium in Bandung City, West Java;
  7. Maguwoharjo Stadium in Sleman District, Yogyakarta;
  8. Jatidiri Stadium in Semarang City, Central Java;
  9. Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium in Jepara District, Central Java;
  10. Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang District, East Java;
  11. Surajaya Stadium in Lamongan District, East Java;
  12. Gelora Delta Sidoarjo Stadium in Sidoarjo District, East Java;
  13. Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium in Pamekasan District, East Java;
  14. Joko Samudro Stadium in Gresik District, East Java;
  15. Demang Lehman Stadium in Banjar District, South Kalimantan;
  16. Segiri Stadium in Samarinda City, East Kalimantan;
  17. B.J. Habibie Stadium in Parepare City, South Sulawesi.
Several ministers and deputy ministers from the Red and White Cabinet, as well as officials from the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), accompanied the president during the simultaneous inaugurations.

The attendees comprised Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, State-owned Enterprises Minister and PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo, Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo, and East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa.

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