The Hang Jebat Stadium (Malay: Stadium Hang Jebat) is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 40,000 people in Krubong/Paya Rumput, Malacca, Malaysia. It was completed in September 2004 and named after a Malacca Sultanate Laksamana, Hang Jebat. The stadium was the home for Melaka United and is currently used mostly for football matches. In 2010, it became the main venue for the Sukma Games.[2][3]

Hang Jebat Stadium
Stadium Hang Jebat
ستاديوم هڠ جبت
Hang Jebat Stadium
Hang Jebat Stadium during the 2021 Malaysia Cup
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LocationKrubong/Paya Rumput, Malacca, Malaysia
OwnerPerbadanan Stadium Melaka (Malacca Stadium Corporation)
Capacity40,000[1]
SurfaceGrass pitch
Track
OpenedSeptember 2004
Tenants
Melaka United (2005–2022)
Melaka (sometimes)

During the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Syria national football team played many of its home matches there due to the Syrian Civil War.

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International fixtures edit

Date Competition Team Score Team
29 March 2016 Friendly   Malaysia 0–0   Macau
6 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Syria 0–0   South Korea
23 March 2017   Syria 1–0   Uzbekistan
13 June 2017   Syria 2–2   China
22 August 2017 Friendly   Malaysia 1–2   Syria
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Syria 3–1   Qatar
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Malaysia 1–1   Hong Kong
16 October 2018 Friendly   Malaysia 0–1   Kyrgyzstan

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References edit

  1. ^ Capacity of Hang Jebat Stadium Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 2010 Sukma Games in Malaka
  3. ^ "Hang Jebat Stadium". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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