Jakmania nixes stadium demolition for MRT

Jakmania, the supporters club for the Persija Jakarta soccer team, is demanding that the city halt plans to demolish Lebak Bulus stadium.

The administration promised to build a new stadium to replace Lebak Bulus, which it would demolish in favor of a depot for the city’s proposed Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) system.

“There has not been any clarity on where [the new stadium] will be built and what it would look like. Lebak Bulus stadium should not be torn down yet,” akmania chairman Larico Rangga Mone said.

Plans for a replacement stadium in Cilandak, East Jakarta continued to face problems, including land ownership problems, Larico said.

“Don't let the soccer lovers of Jakarta lose another stadium without any guarantee of a replacement,” he said, as reported by kompas.com.

Menteng Stadium in Central Jakarta was previously destroyed to make space for Menteng Park, one of the city’s few green spaces.