Siliwangi Stadium ( Indonesian: ''Stadion Siliwangi'') is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium is owned by the Siliwangi Regional Military Commando (Komando Daerah Militer Siliwangi). The stadium holds 25,000. The Siliwangi Stadium was the former home base for

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (), also known in acronym as Persib (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bandung, West Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1919 as ...

until the team left the venue in 2012, citing quality of the pitch, and the construction of the Si Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium and Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium. The military-owned PS TNI played at the venue during the temporary

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league in 2016, but the team only played two home matches there before moving to

Pakansari Stadium Stadion Pakansari is an all-seater stadium at Pakansari, Cibinong, Bogor, West Java in Indonesia. It is mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of Persikabo 1973. It can hold 30,000 spectators. The stadium is one of the venues fo ...

due to the stadium being used as a cricket venue for the Pekan Olahraga Nasional. This stadium was also the venue for the famous Bandung derby in the 1990s to 2000s. On 5 May 2002, this stadium witnessed a landslide victory of 5–0 between Persib Bandung and their rivals, Persikab Bandung.

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