Ikada Stadium

Coordinates: 6°10′36″S 106°49′40″E / 6.176683°S 106.827834°E / -6.176683; 106.827834

Ikada Stadium
Full name Ikada Stadium
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates 6°10′36″S 106°49′40″E / 6.176683°S 106.827834°E / -6.176683; 106.827834
Capacity
30,000
Construction
Opened 1951
Closed 1962
Demolished 1963
Tenants
Indonesia national football team and 1951 Indonesian National Games

Ikada Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stadium was named as an abbreviation of Ikatan Atletik Djakarta (Jakarta Athletic Bond). It was initially used as the stadium of Indonesia national football team matches[1] as well as the 1951 Indonesian National Games. The capacity of the stadium was 30,000 spectators. It was Jakarta's largest stadium before it was replaced with Gelora Bung Karno in 1962.[2]

The stadium was demolished in 1963 to make way to Indonesian National Monument. Today the stadium is the Merdeka Square.

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