- Address: Iskandar Puteri
- Country: Malaysia
- Capacity: 40,000
- Opened: 22 February 2020
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Johor Darul Ta’zim (football)
Extra stadium info – Stadium Sultan Ibrahim
The construction of the venue started in 2016. It opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Malaysia. Johor Darul Ta’zim use the stadium for home games. The football club was founded in 1972. It is the first sports club from Malaysia with 1 million followers on its main social media page. In 2020, Johor Darul Ta’zim won their first-ever Malaysian top-flight football league game at the venue named Stadium Sultan Ibrahim. They also won their second domestic top-flight football league game at the stadium. A few days later, Johor Darul Ta’zim played their third Malaysian top-flight football league match at the venue. The game ended in a draw.
Johor Darul Ta’zim in 2014
Johor Darul Ta’zim won the Liga Super Malaysia, the Malaysian top division, various times. In 2014, they were crowned Malaysian football champions for the first time in their history. Johor Darul Ta’zim drew an average home attendance of 23,000 in that domestic top-flight league season. They gathered 44 points in 22 matches during that Malaysian top-flight football league season. Johor Darul Ta’zim won 13 of those 22 games. Five of those 22 games ended in a draw. Four of those 22 games ended in a defeat for Johor Darul Ta’zim.
The Asian championship for football clubs
In 2015, Johor Darul Ta’zim defeated Bengaluru Football Club from India 2-1 in the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League. 17,000 spectators attended the game, which took place in Malaysia. It was the first AFC Champions League preliminary round match for Johor Darul Ta’zim. The Chinese club which is currently named Guangzhou Football Club won the AFC Champions League, which is known as the Asian championship for football clubs, in 2015.
