Sports

Sriwijaya Palembang Stadium

Sriwijaya Stadium was built in the framework of the implementation of the National Sports Week XVI in 2004. The shape of the stadium was inspired from the form of boat display well developed and named according to the greatness of the kingdom of Sriwijaya in Palembang centered in the past. In this stadium has held two further matches in the AFC Asian Cup 2007, the Group D qualifier between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and the seizure of the third place between South Korea and Japan.

In addition, this stadium is the home base for the football club Palembang, Sriwijaya Sriwijaya FC Football Club, which is the pride of the football club Palembang people.