Bung Karno Stadium with a capacity of more than 77,000 seats was chosen to host the matches of the Indonesian team at the AFF Cup 2022.
Bung Karno is known as the "fire pan" in Indonesia. The teams that visit here are all under terrible pressure from the stands.
However, the football tragedy that occurred in October at Kanjuruhan Stadium, which killed more than 130 people, prevented Indonesian football fields from welcoming spectators in national tournaments. But at the AFF Cup 2022, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) was allowed to welcome fans back, when the team from the archipelago competed at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium but only in limited quantity.
PSSI only issued 40,000 tickets for the Thailand reception. This limitation is applied according to the regulations of the Indonesian National Police, making coach Shin Tae-yong unhappy.
The velvet-like grass of Bung Karno Stadium.
The training cabin area is ready to welcome Thai guests at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (December 29).
PSSI President Mochammad Iriawan said that if Indonesia reaches the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2022, the National Police may lift the audience restrictions.
