The 5 Biggest Football Stadiums in Southeast Asia - Seasia.co

A report ranking Southeast Asia’s largest football stadiums highlights how major venues have become multifunctional hubs, hosting competitions, opening ceremonies, concerts, and political events. Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Malaysia leads by current capacity at 87,411, opened in 1998 for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and regularly hosts FIFA World Cup qualifiers, AFC and AFF Championship matches, as well as concerts by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and BLACKPINK. Jakarta International Stadium in Indonesia follows with 82,000 capacity, opened in 2022, and features a retractable roof and hybrid grass pitch with FIFA-standard facilities. Gelora Bung Karno Stadium has 77,193 seats and opened in 1962, built for the Asian Games with Soviet assistance, then renovated for the 2018 Asian Games. The list also includes Cambodia’s Morodok Techo National Stadium, opened in 2021 with 60,000 capacity, and notes funding via Chinese assistance of approximately an unspecified value.