Harapan Bangsa Stadium or Lhong Raya Stadium is a football stadium in Banda Aceh City, NAD, which is also the headquarters of Persiraja Banda Aceh football club playing at LIGA 2. The stadium was built in 1997 and under renovation after the earthquake of the Indian Ocean 2004 with relief funds sourced from FIFA. Harapan Bangsa Stadium has a capacity of 45000 seats. Rencong Land pride stadium was once became one of the most magnificent stadium in Indonesia in 2000 but due to lack of maintenance at this stadium and the occurrence of the Tsunami Earthquake made the nickname was lost. The stadium has been renovated several times, among others, in 2011 and 2017. in 2017 the Stadium renovated for the International World Cup Solidarity Cup, followed by several countries in Asia.
