Bukit Jalil National Stadium
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Bukit Jalil National Stadium, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 100,000 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Bukit Jalil’s capacity makes it the joint ninth largest stadium in the world, alongside Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was built by United Engineers Malaysia Bhd and completed three months ahead of schedule. Designed to host a multitude of events, the National Stadium is the central and most prominent sports building at the 1.2 km² National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.
The stadium is considered the best stadium in Malaysia and is the home of the Malaysian football team. Initially built for the Commonwealth Games, the stadium is now used for a variety of events, most recently being one of the venues for the AFC Asian Cup 2007.
Events
* Athletics (track and field) - 1998 Commonwealth Games
* Malaysia Cup Final
* Malaysian FA Cup Final
* 2003 FA Premier League Asian Cup
* 2007 Asian Cup
* Champions Youth Cup 2007
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Saitama Stadium
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Saitama Stadium 2002, often called Saitama Stadium or simply Saisuta, is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The stadium is a 15 to 20 minute walk from Urawa-Misono Station on the Saitama Railway Line. Currently J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds uses this stadium as its home ground in addition to Urawa Komaba Stadium.
History
Built by Azusa Sekkei to host matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, construction was completed in September 2001. The stadium holds 63,700 people, although for segregation reasons league games hosted at the ground have a reduced capacity of 62,300. The Saitama Studium hosted four matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including co-host Japan’s first match against Belgium.
First Round:
* 2 June 2002: England 1–1 Sweden
* 4 June 2002: Japan 2–2 Belgium
* 6 June 2002: Cameroon 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Semi Final:
* 26 June 2002: Brazil 1–0 Turkey
Between 2005 and 2007, the Urawa Red Diamonds’ local derby rival Omiya Ardija hosted matches here along with Urawa Komaba due to expansion of its home Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium.
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