2022 Gelora Bandung Lautan Api stampede
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| Date | 17 June 2022 |
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| Venue | Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium |
| Location | Bandung, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°57′31″S 107°42′41″E / 6.95861°S 107.71139°E |
| Deaths | 2 |
On 17 June 2022, two people died from being asphyxiated during a stampede at the gate of Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia while watching the 2022 President's Cup group stage match between Persib Bandung as host and Persebaya Surabaya.[1]
Persib as the host announced that they were only providing 15,000 tickets, per local police recommendation for safety, for the match against Persebaya at 20:30 UTC+7, 17 June 2022. Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium has a maximum capacity of 38,000. However, at the time, the stadium was full of supporters from both teams.[1] Bonekmania, Persebaya supporters, came to Bandung in large numbers, although they were only given a 1,500 quota by the host.[2] Some of them entered the arena without tickets. Supporters who did not have tickets entered the arena by climbing the fence and stadium walls to the second floor,[3] even some of the entrance gates were rammed. The police estimated that 45,000 supporters from both teams were in the stadium, damaging eight entrance gates that had been closed.[1]
At 19:00, before the match started, the entrance gates were closed and there were still many spectators outside the stadium who were forced to go inside. Two victims were in the crowd that forced their way into the stadium, which was full long before the match started. The police also stated that it was possible that both victims fell after being asphyxiated, and got trampled down by other supporters.[4]
After they were successfully pulled out, they received medical assistance and were then rushed to Sartika Asih Hospital, but both died in the hospital.[1]
Victims
Ahmad Solihin, a 29-year-old resident of Bandung, and Sofiana Yusuf, a 20-year-old resident of Bogor, were the two people killed in the stampede.[5]