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Riau Main Stadium is a
multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra, Sumatra Island. Its name is derived from the Malay language, Malay words for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new). ...
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Riau Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accord ...
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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Completed in 2012, it will be used mostly for
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the
2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional or 2012 National Sports Week was a multi-sport event in Indonesia which was held in Riau from 9–20 September 2012. The previous edition was held in East Kalimantan. Thousands of athletes, officials, and journalists ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 43,923. In July 2012, this stadium hosted AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification rounds.Info Stadion Utama PON Riau 2012


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List of stadiums in Indonesia The following is a list of football stadiums in Indonesia, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 20.000 or more are included. Under construction The following list is a list of stadiums in Indonesia which are currently ...
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List of stadiums by capacity The following is a list of notable sports stadiums, ordered by their seating capacity, capacity, which refers to the maximum number of spectators they can normally accommodate. List criteria notes * The capacity figures are standard, permanent t ...


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