President Prabowo Inaugurates 17 Simultaneous Indonesian Stadiums
JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 17 stadiums that had been completed and renovated in nine different provinces. The simultaneous inauguration was held at the Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday, March 17, 2025.
"By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, this afternoon, Monday, March 17, 2025, I Prabowo Subianto, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, inaugurated the renovation and construction of 17 stadiums in Indonesia that have been completed," Prabowo said as quoted from PSSI's statement, Monday, March 17, 2025.
A total of 17 stadiums that were completed and renovated already had international standards and were declared eligible for FIFA.
Prabowo assessed that this step was an achievement from the Seventh President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, who served before him.
Prabowo said football symbolizes the self-esteem of a modern nation. For him, a strong nation is a nation whose people have a strong soul and physical spirit.
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"Therefore, sport is one of the benchmarks to assess whether the nation has the spirit or not. Have the will or not. Or give up easily or don't care," he said.
On the other hand, Prabowo mentioned that it is not only the rich people who have a great football team, but many countries in Africa can advance to the World Cup.
"They don't have a field like this well. They are much poorer than us. However, the spirit does not want to lose. This must be a lesson and a thank you for being able to raise the spirits of our children," said Prabowo.
List 17 Stadiums
South Sumatra Province
1. Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang City
Banten Province
2. Indomilk Arena, Tangerang Regency
West Java Province
3. Pakansari Stadium, Bogor Regency4. Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Kab. Bekasi5. Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi City6. Gelora Bandung Stadium Lautan Api, Bandung City
DI Yogyakarta Province
7. Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman Regency
Central Java Province
8. Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang City9. Gelora Bumi Kartini, Jepara Regency
East Java Province
10. Kanjuruhan Stadium, Kab. Malang11. Surajaya Stadium, Kab. Lamongan12. Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo13 Regency. Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Kab. Pamekasan14. Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik Regency
South Kalimantan Province
15. Demang Lehman Stadium, Banjar Regency
East Kalimantan Province
16. Segiri Stadium, Samarinda
South Sulawesi Province
17. Stadium B. J. Habibie, Parepare City