- Address: Surakarta
- Country: Indonesia
- Capacity: 20,000
- Opened: 21 February 1998
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Persis (football)
Extra stadium info – Stadion Manahan
The stadium, which is located on the island of Java, is also used for athletics. It was inaugurated by Suharto, a former president of Indonesia. He was born in 1921. Suharto died in 2008 at the age of 86. Persis, nicknamed Laskar Sambernyawa, use the stadium named Stadion Manahan for home games. The club was founded in 1923 under a different name. They were crowned Indonesian football champions several times.
The national football team of Indonesia
The national football team of Indonesia played several home matches at the venue named Stadion Manahan. The team which is currently known as the national football team of Indonesia played their first FIFA World Cup match against Hungary. The game, which took place in the French Republic, ended in a victory for Hungary. On 22 August 2011, the national football team of Indonesia faced Palestine in their first game at the stadium named Stadion Manahan. The match ended in a 4-1 victory for Indonesia. On 14 August 2013, they faced the Philippines in their second game at the venue. The home side won the match 2-0. Indonesia also won their third match at the stadium after defeating Malaysia on 6 September 2016. The national football team of Indonesia won the game 3-0.
World championship matches
The stadium named Stadion Manahan hosted various games for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 10 November 2023, the venue hosted its first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup match. Mali won the youth football game against Uzbekistan 3-0. Later that day, Spain won the second FIFA U-17 World Cup match at the venue after beating Canada 2-0. On 13 November 2023, the stadium hosted two more games for the tournament. Spain won the first one after beating Mali 1-0. Later that day, Uzbekistan faced Canada at the venue named Stadion Manahan. Uzbekistan won the FIFA U-17 World Cup match 3-0.
The road to the final
On 28 November 2023, Germany reached the final of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup after beating the Argentine Republic at the venue named Stadion Manahan. The Germans defeated the Argentines in a penalty shoot-out. Later that day, the French Republic faced Mali at the stadium named Stadion Manahan. The French side reached the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup final after beating Mali 2-1.
The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup final
On 2 December 2023, the venue named Stadion Manahan hosted its first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup final. A crowd of 13,000 showed up for the youth football game. The Germans won their first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup title after beating the French in a penalty shoot-out. The Germans missed two penalties in the penalty shoot-out. The French missed three penalties in the penalty shoot-out.
