Larkin Stadium
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| The covered grandstand at Larkin Stadium (February 2013) | |
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 80350 Johor Bahru , Johor , Malaysia
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| Coordinates | 1 ° 29 '50.9 " N , 103 ° 45' 5.4" E |
| owner | Johor Football Association |
| operator | Johor Football Association |
| opening | 1964 |
| Renovations | 1991, 1996, 2013 |
| Extensions | 1991 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 240 million RM (1991) |
| capacity | 30,000 places (since 1991) 15,000 places (1964–1991) |
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The Larkin Stadium , also known as Tan Sri Hassan Yunus Stadium is a football stadium in the suburb Larkin the Malaysian port city of Johor Bahru , State of Johor . It is mostly used for soccer games.
history
The facility offers space for 30,000 people and was opened in 1964. It bears the name of the former Menteri Besar, a kind of prime minister of Johor, Hassan Yunos (1907–1968). In 1991, 1996 and 2013 the site was renovated. The tiers are equipped with red and blue (club colors) plastic seats. As you can see from the oval shape of the stadium, it used to be an athletics facility . The space between the playing field and the stands, especially behind the goals, is blue.
The football club Johor Darul Ta'zim FC played their home games in this stadium from the start. In 2020 they moved to the new Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, about 25 km away, with 40,000 seats.
Games of the 1997 Junior World Cup
In addition, the games of Group F, a round of 16 and a quarter-finals of the Junior World Cup 1997 were played here.
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June 18, 1997, Group F: Mexico - United Arab Emirates 5: 0 (2: 0)
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June 18, 1997, Group F: Ivory Coast - England 1: 2 (1: 1)
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June 20, 1997, Group F: Mexico - Ivory Coast 1: 1 (1: 1)
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June 20, 1997, Group F: United Arab Emirates - England 0: 5 (0: 2)
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23 June 1997 Group F: Mexico - England 0: 1 (0: 0)
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June 23, 1997, Group F: United Arab Emirates - Ivory Coast 2: 0 (0: 0)
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June 26th, 1997, second round: England - Argentina 1: 2 (0: 2)
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June 29, 1997, quarter-finals: Japan - Ghana 1: 2 aet (1: 1, 0: 1).
Web links
- stadiumdb.com: Stadium Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos (Stadium Larkin) (English)
- worldofstadiums.com. Stadium Tan Sri Dato 'Hj. Hassan Yunos (English)
- www.soccerway.com: Tan Sri Dato 'Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium
Individual evidence
- ^ Stadium Tan Sri Dato 'Hj. Hassan Yunos. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Johor football returns to its glory days ( Memento from June 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium (Larkin Stadium). In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .