Jeju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium with a 35,657-person capacity located in the city of Seogwipo, on the South Korean island of Jeju, which is administratively part of the eponymous province. Since 2006, the stadium has been home of Jeju United. The design of the stadium which is in the shape of mouth of a volcano is based on Jeju Island's natural volcanic environment and its sea surroundings.[2] The roof of Jeju World Cup Stadium is in the form of nets of traditional fishing boats in Jeju.[3] Jeju hosted several matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, after which about 7,000 changeable seats on the upper eastern stand were transferred to the Gangchanghak Practice Stadium, making the total seating capacity in the main stadium 35,657. It also hosted some matches of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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 Interior of the stadium; panoramic view | |
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| Location | 914 Beophwan-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Operator | Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Sport Department |
| Capacity | 29,791 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 20 February 1999 |
| Opened | 9 December 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$120 million |
| Tenants | |
| Jeju United (2006–present) | |
2002 FIFA World Cup matches
edit| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2002 | 4–0 | Group C | ||
| 12 June 2002 | 1–3 | Group B | ||
| 15 June 2002 | 1–0 | Round of 16 |
References
edit- ^ "General information about the stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium".
- ^ "Jeju World Cup Stadium". Life in Korea. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Jeju World Cup Stadium". visitkorea.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
External links
edit- Jeju United Official website (in Korean)
- World Stadiums Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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