In late 2000s to early 2010s, plans had emerged that a new home stadium for Persija Jakarta would be built in 26,5 hectares of land near the BMW Park in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, where squatters had been illegally building homes for the last few years. The stadium was called BMW Stadium after the neighbouring BMW Park, and was scheduled to be built by 2013 and completed by 2015. The stadium had a planned capacity of 50,000 and was originally planned to feature a running track. By 2014, the stadium's construction hasn't been commenced yet since the owner of the land is still disputed by the former squatters and the city government. New plans had been discussed to built the stadium with a brand new design with 80,000 capacity for the 2018 Asian Games, but later the plans were cancelled, and the government opted to renovate the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium later in 2016. After multiple series of failed planning and construction, the land dispute was over and the land was ready to be cleared for construction on 2017, and buildings of former squatters was later demolished. Two years after the land was cleared, An official tender was released for a stadium of 82,000 capacity with a retractable roof and without a running track unlike the previous project designs. The newly designed project is dubbed by the name of Jakarta International Stadium and ground officially broke in March 2019. The stadium construction started in September 2019 and is expected to be completed in October 2021. As of late July 2020, in the 47th week of construction, the project is 24,6% complete. The construction of the stadium hasn't been halted amid the 2019-20 Coronavirus pandemic, albeit safety precautions and medical check-ups for workers has been implemented.Construction works has also been temporarily slowed down since.
Facilities
Jakarta International Stadium would be developed as a multi-function area. Other than a football stadium, there will also be two outdoor training fields, and the stadium could be used for art performances besides sports. Other than sports facility, a transit-oriented development with hotel and apartments would be developed in the stadium area. The wide pedestrian ramp will connect the stadium complex to the nearby BMW Park. It is planned to develop an agritourist connecting the stadium complex with the neighboring Cincin reservoir and urban forest. The stadium is proposed to connect with the Jakarta LRT. The iconic and ambitious design will have a three-tiered stand design with a total capacity of 82,000 spectators. The total height of the stadium will be 80 meters tall, making it one of the tallest stadiums in the world. It will also have a tiger striped-style facade and seating mosaic themed after the team's color and mascot. The retractable roof will be made of ETFE membrane and is 100 meters long. On top of the retractable roof, there will be a rooftop sky-viewing deck that is 70 meters high above the ground that offers view of the Ancol complex and the rest of the North Jakarta area. The sky-viewing deck can be used for jogging and climbing. The stadium's playing field is of FIFA regulation size of 105 x 68 meters, and will also use a hybrid grass surface. It will be the first football stadium in Indonesia to have a semi-artificial surface.
