The Petaling Jaya Stadium, also known as the MBPJ Stadium, is a

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in the suburb of

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Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...

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. The stadium was opened in 1996 and had a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the

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and hosted the

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competition. The stadium is mostly used for

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matches.

History

Petaling Jaya Stadium was opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the

and hosted the Games'

matches. The stadium previously served as the home to

MPPJ FC Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya Football Club or Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as MPPJ FC, was a Malaysian professional football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The club's home ground was the 25,000 capaci ...

, the first club in Malaysian football competition to win the

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until its quietus in August 2006. It was called ''MPPJ Stadium'' and MBPJ Stadium, after Petaling Jaya was granted a city status. Later on, it has been known as Petaling Jaya Stadium. In 2011, the stadium was used as the start and finish line of the Petaling Jaya Half-Marathon. In 2013, popular show

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filmed its Cycle 2 Episode 4 at the MBPJ Stadium. In February 2014, the stadium was used for the Sasuke Asean Open Cup 2014.http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/06/05/in-a-deplorable-state-two-stadiums-and-one-sports-complex-in-pj-in-need-of-upgrade/ Two stadiums and one sports complex in PJ in need of upgradehttp://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/06/05/pj-stadium-to-undergo-upgrading-works-in-august/ PJ Stadium to undergo upgrading works in August In December 2016, PJ Rangers announced to adopt the stadium as their home ground for the 2017 season. The city council has approved PJ Rangers and MISC-MIFA of stadium tenancy for 2017 season. The stadium was used for the

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. In early 2020, regarding the closure of

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, it became the home of the

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club

. Following RM8 million repair and renovation works for Selangor's future participation in

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, the stadium became all seated and the capacity reduced.

International football matches

Gallery

File:Stadium-mbpj-front-20241027.jpg, Main entrance (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, front view, October 2024.jpg, Front view (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, side view, June 2024.jpg, Side view (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, lake view, April 2024.jpg, Lake view (2024) File:Stadium-mbpj-main-entrance-digital-signage-20241023.jpg, Main entrance (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Selangor FC signage, July 2024.jpg, Selangor FC signage (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Away Open entrance, May 2024.jpg, Away Open entrance (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, SFC Club Shop, October 2024.jpg, SFC Club Shop (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, SFC Club Shop, at night, October 2024.jpg, SFC Club Shop (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Home Open section, September 2024.jpg, Home Open section (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, view of Grandstand, during ACL2 match between Selangor FC and Dynamic Herb Cebu FC, on 3 Oct 2024..jpg, Grandstand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Open Home stand, June 2024.jpg, Home Open stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Home Open stand (1), July 2024.jpg, View of North stand, from Home Open stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Home Open stand (2), July 2024.jpg, North stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, view from North stand, July 2024.jpg, View from North stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, Home Open stand (3), July 2024.jpg, North stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, view from Home Open stand, April 2024.jpg, View from Home Open stand (2024) File:Stadium MBPJ, view from Away Open stand, April 2024.jpg, View of Home Open stand, from Away Open stand (2024)

Notable football events

group stage match

References

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History

International football matches

Gallery

Notable football events

See also

References