Jeju World Cup Stadium

Summary

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.

Jeju World Cup Stadium
Wind Force
Interior of the stadium; panoramic view
Map
Location914 Beophwan-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju, South Korea
OperatorJeju Special Self-Governing Province Sport Department
Capacity29,791
Field size105 m × 68 m[1]
Construction
Broke ground20 February 1999
Opened9 December 2001
Construction costUS$120 million
Tenants
Jeju United (2006–present)

2002 FIFA World Cup matches edit

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
8 June 2002   Brazil 4–0   China Group C
12 June 2002   Slovenia 1–3   Paraguay Group B
15 June 2002   Germany 1–0   Paraguay Round of 16

References edit

  1. ^ "General information about the stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium".
  2. ^ "Jeju World Cup Stadium". Life in Korea. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21.
  3. ^ "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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