| Stadium Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (Malay) | |
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  City Stadium Location in George Town | |
| Former names | Penang Island National Stadium (1 October 1945–8 August 2003) |
|---|---|
| Location | George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 5°24′42″N 100°18′52″E / 5.4117°N 100.3145°E |
| Owner | Penang State Government |
| Operator | Penang Island City Council |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
| Field size | 110 m × 70 m (120 yd × 77 yd) |
| Surface | Grass pitch Track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1 October 1945 |
| Built | 1 June 1948 |
| Opened | 1 September 1956 |
| Renovated | 1953, 2018 |
| Expanded | 1 May 1950 |
| Architect | British Government |
| Tenants | |
| Penang F.C. (1945–present) | |
The City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, and serves as the home stadium of the Penang state football team, Penang FA. The oldest built stadium still in use in Malaysia, it was built in 1932 by the British government.[2]
The stadium has a capacity of approximately 25,000 people and is now mainly used for football matches involving Penang FA, such as the Malaysian Super League.[3] It is also well-known for the vociferous home support, dubbed the "Keramat Roar".[4]
The stadium was the site where Mohd Faiz Subri, a Penang FA player, scored a physics-defying free kick goal during a Malaysian Super League match in 2016.[5] He was awarded the prestigious FIFA Puskás Award the following year for this particular effort.
- ^ "Malaysia – Penang FA Venue– Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Bandaraya Stadium event". Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Rental". Official Portal of Penang Island City Council (MBPP). 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "No simple main road – Community | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ FIFA.com. "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 - Puskás Award – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.