Football at the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
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Football at the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional is a major multi-sport event in Indonesia which will be held in Pekanbaru, Riau in 2012.-Logo and Mascot:Sail is the official logo of this edition of Pekan Olahraga Nasional. The colors of the sail, which are red, yellow, and green, symbolize official color of Riau...

is scheduled to be held in Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...

 and several other cities in the Riau, in July. Associations affiliated with PSSI
Football Association of Indonesia
The Football Association of Indonesia or PSSI is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on April 19, 1930, 15 years before Indonesian independence...

 are invited to send their men's U-23 teams to participate. 276 footballers are expected to compete for two sets of gold medals.

For these games, the men will compete in a 12-team tournament. Football preliminaries will actually commence two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on September 7.

Venues

Currently, there are six stadiums that will host matches: The stadiums represent Pekanbaru itself and Kampar
Kampar Regency
Kampar is a regency of Riau, Indonesia. It has an area of 11,707.64 km² and population of about 415,344.The regency is divided into 13 subdistricts . The seat of the regency is located at Bangkinang.Bordered with:...

, the Kuantan Singingi and Indragiri Hulu
Indragiri Hulu Regency
Indragiri Hulu is a regency of Riau, Indonesia. It has an area of 15,854.29 km² and population of about 450,000.The regency is divided into 8 subdistricts . The seat of the regency is located at Rengat....

.
City Stadium Capacity
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...

Riau Main Stadium 43,923
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...

Rumbai Stadium 20,000
Kampar
Kampar Regency
Kampar is a regency of Riau, Indonesia. It has an area of 11,707.64 km² and population of about 415,344.The regency is divided into 13 subdistricts . The seat of the regency is located at Bangkinang.Bordered with:...

Tuanku Tambusai Stadium 5,000
Kuantan Singingi Limuno Taluk Stadium 5,387
Kuantan Singingi Kuansing Stadium
Kuantan Singingi Sport Centre Stadium
Kuantan Singingi Sport Centre Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuantan Singingi Regency, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Now it's the home stadium of PSPS Pekanbaru....

20,000
Indragiri Hulu
Indragiri Hulu Regency
Indragiri Hulu is a regency of Riau, Indonesia. It has an area of 15,854.29 km² and population of about 450,000.The regency is divided into 8 subdistricts . The seat of the regency is located at Rengat....

Narasinga Stadium 5,609

Men's Qualifying

Competition Expected date of completion Berths Qualified
Host Province   1 Riau
Defending champion   1 East Java
East Java
East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...

Bali-Nusa Tenggara Preliminary Competition
2012 Bali-Nusa Tenggara Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Bali-Nusa Tenggara's Pre-PON Tournament. Three teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Bali-Nusa Tenggara have one spots for automatic qualifiers. The competition will commence and be completed in 20 June 2011.-Seeding:3 teams...

 
21 June 2011 West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....

 
1 West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....

Java Preliminary Competition
2012 Java Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Java's Pre-PON Tournament. Five teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Java have two spots for automatic qualifiers and one spot for the defending champion East Java. The competition will commence in 21 June 2011 and be completed...

 
27 June 2011 Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

 
2 Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

 
West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

Kalimantan Preliminary Competition
2012 Kalimantan Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Kalimantan's Pre-PON Tournament. Four teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Kalimantan have one spot for automatic qualifiers. The competition will commence in 27 June 2011 and be completed in 1 July 2011.-Seeding:4 teams entered...

 
1 July 2011 East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...

 
1 East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...

Maluku-Papua Preliminary Competition
2011 Maluku-Papua Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Maluku-Papua's Pre-PON Tournament. Four teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Maluku-Papua have one spot for automatic qualifiers. The competition will commence in 2 July 2011 and be completed in 6 July 2011.-Seeding:4 teams...

 
6 July 2011 Papua  1 Papua
Sumatra Preliminary Competition
2012 Sumatra Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Sumatra's Pre-PON Tournament. Nine teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Sumatra have three spots for automatic qualifiers and one spot for the Host Province Riau. The competition will commence in 22 June 2011 and be completed in...

 
July 2011 Aceh
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...


Bengkulu
Bengkulu
Bengkulu is a province of Indonesia. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra and Lampung. The capital and largest city is Bengkulu city. It was formerly the site of a British garrison, which they called Bencoolen...

 
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Sulawesi Preliminary Competition
2012 Sulawesi Men's Pre-PON Tournament
The Sulawesi's Pre-PON Tournament. Six teams entered the qualification for the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Football tournament in Riau, where Java have two spots for automatic qualifiers and one spot for the defending champion East Java. The competition will commence and be completed in July...

 
July 2011 Gorontalo
Gorontalo (province)
Gorontalo is a province of Indonesia on the northern part of Sulawesi. The province was established in December 2000 after being split from North Sulawesi province...


South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi Island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west...

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TOTAL 12


Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
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