Sarawak State Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia}}

{{distinguish|Sarawak Stadium}}

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| stadium_name = State Stadium

| image = Tampak Dalam Stadium Negeri Sarawak 2024 (5).jpg

| location = Sarawak, Malaysia

| broke_ground = 1983

| opened = 24 June 1991

| owner = Government of Sarawak

| operator = Perbadanan Stadium Negeri Sarawak

| surface = Grass

| construction_cost = RM 22.6 million

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| seating_capacity = 26,000

| tenants = {{ubl|Sarawak|Kuching City (2015–present)|Sarawak United (2020–2024)}}

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State Stadium (Stadium Negeri in Malay) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.[http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/2762/Swak-to-test-Sabah-at-State-Stadium-today/ S’wak to test Sabah at State Stadium today. By : Faizal Bujang, Copyright © 2013 New Sarawak Tribune. All Rights Reserved.] It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 26,000 people and opened in 1989, was the largest stadium in Malaysia.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/malaysia.shtml |title=World Stadiums - Stadiums in Malaysia |access-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327083902/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/malaysia.shtml |archive-date=27 March 2014}} The stadium hosted Sukma Games in 1990, which Sarawak won. State Stadium is located in an area of 5 hectares in Petra Jaya. It was officially opened on 27 August 1983. The stadium is adjacent to the new stadium, the Sarawak Stadium.

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