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SOUTH KOREA - K League Stadiums

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As you know South Korea hosted Worldcup together with Japan in 2002. Nevertheless it looks like to me that there is still very limited information about South Korean football stadiums, compared to European or South American ones on internet and that's why I created this thread.

K League is the top professional football league in South Korea and the first professional football league in Asia. It was founded in 1983 with 5 initial members and has continuously expanded to consist of 14 members as of 2008 season. The average attendance of 2007 season was 11,871, which increased by 19.1% from that of the last season 9,966. One characteristic about K League is that there is a team where the entire squad consists of only active soldiers who are accomplishing their military duty with football instead of rifle. Guess which out of 14 teams. I'll let you know the answer when this thread gathers the 100th reply :lol:

Out of 14 stadiums of K League, 10 are 2002 WC stadiums of which 6 are for football only and 4 are for multi-purpose and I listed them in capacity order especially with WC stadiums marked bold and blue. As you know from the years built of WC stadiums, we built all the stadiums newly for the tournament without having just a single refurbishment or expansion. To the extent of my knowledge this is the first (and maybe last?) case in Worldcup history. I know, of course, some may think that is waste of money indeed, but how about thinking that South Koreans were eager for their stadium development as much? ^^


1. Seoul Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 66,806
- Club : FC Seoul, Korean National Team
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 56
- Remark : It is the largest football-specific stadium in Asia, followed by Saitama Stadium whose capacity is 63,700 and was listed in '10 most beautiful stadiums in the world' by a football magazine World Soccer in 2003


















Panoramic View
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2660888114_6ed331c761_o.jpg


2. Daegu Stadium
- Capacity : 66,422
- Club : Daegu FC
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 12
- Remark : Besides being a host venue of 2002 WC, it was also the main stadium for Daegu Summer Universiade held in 2003

















3. Busan Asiad Main Stadium
- Capacity : 53,769
- Club : Busan I'Park
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : As you guess from the name, it was the main stadium for 2002 Busan Asian Games as well as one of venues for 2002 WC. In order to bring spectators closer to the pitch, retractable stands with approximately 5,000 capacity have been installed on one end and one side at the cost of €600K in March this year
















Retractable stands were installed on the opposite side of main tribune and on the home supporters sector this year. Total capacity is around 5,000 with 3,500 on the side and 1,500 on the end


Retractable endzone stand consists of only standing places for convenience of home supporters



4. Incheon Munhak Stadium
- Capacity : 50,256
- Club : Incheon United
- Built : 2002
- Suite Box : 61
- Remark : The roof is made of teflon with the thickness of 0.76mm and is the largest membrane structure in the world, according to the stadium official homepage. Groundbreaking for constructing 20K football-specific arena happened last month and the new arena whose provisional name is Sungui Arena is expected to be completed in 2010
















It has a wedding hall inside


View from the wedding hall


(Sungui Arena - New homeground for Incheon Utd)




Panoramic View
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2616389096_164506b920_o.jpg


5. Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
- Capacity : 44,474
- Club : Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 13
- Remark : It is a part of Ulsan Athletics Park which includes swimming pool, tennis courts, inline skating area, shooting range along with being ecological resting place for citizens with beautiful lake, rose garden, lawn square, fountains, ecological learning center, outdoor concert venue etc
















Panoramic View
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2616069562_301fec559d_o.jpg


6. Suwon Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 43,959
- Club : Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 23
- Remark : It is the only stadium in South Korea which got voluntary donations from citizens during construction and in honor of the donators, their names and addresses are carved on the back of seats


















Panoramic View
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/2660880320_858ba72156_o.jpg


7. Jeonju Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 42,477
- Club : Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 8
- Remark : It is thought to be a stadium which has the best night landscape in South Korea

















8. Daejeon Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 40,535
- Club : Daejeon Citizen
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : 20
- Remark : It is the only stadium in South Korea which has semi-retractable roof. In non match days, the roof is completely opened in order to give as much sunlight to the grass as possible

















9. Gwangju Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 40,245
- Club : Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
- Built : 2002
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : It is known as Guus Hidink Stadium on some foreign stadium sites

















10. Jeju Worldcup Stadium
- Capacity : 34,000
- Club : Jeju United
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : During 2002 WC, it had the capacity of 42,256 including a hemispherical temporary stand with approximately 8,000 seats on the second tier of east tribune. After the tournament, they were moved to other small stadium in 2004. So, the current capacity of Jeju Worldcup Stadium is 34,000












The hemispherical 2nd tier stand was to be moved to other stadium in the very planning stage because the stadium is located in a city too small to support 42K capacity. The location is Seogwipo City and its population is only 150,000


The temporary stand was removed and the seats there were moved to a small stadium called 'Kangchanghak Stadium' in 2004, which reduced the capacity from 42,256 to 34,000


Kangchanghak Stadium after getting the removed seats from Jeju Worldcup Stadium installed



11. Changwon Multi-use Stadium
- Capacity : 30,000
- Club : Gyeongnam FC
- Built : 1993
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : As you see in the aerial picture below, it is a part of sports complex which includes gymnasium, swimming pool, roller skating area, Korean archery range. Changwon Football Center including a 15K football-specific field is under construction now













(Changwon Football Center including new homeground for Gyeongnam FC)









12. Pohang Steelyard
- Capacity : 25,000
- Club : Pohang Steelers
- Built : 1990
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : It is the first football-specific stadium and one of two private-built stadiums in South Korea (The other is Gwangyang Football Stadium. Both of them were built by the club's owner POSCO which is the third largest steel producer in the world). Fyi, like in many other countries, it is not allowed legally to own a stadium privately in our country, so the club operates the stadium by way of leasing back in the long term after donating to the state. Fxxxing Korean bureaucracy :eek:hno::eek:hno::eek:hno:. The same applies to Gwangyang Football Stadium too
















13. Gwangyang Football Stadium
- Capacity : 20,009
- Club : Chunnam Dragons
- Built : 1992
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : It is famous for keeping the pitch in best condition together with Pohang Steelyard, which is considered to be a consequence of possessing their own stadium














14. Tancheon Multi-use Stadium
- Capacity : 16,000
- Club : Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- Built : 2001
- Suite Box : None
- Remark : Construction for putting a roof onto the stadium will begin within the year















(Renovation Plan - Scheduled to start in September 2008)


Panoramic View
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2658577910_e61c8d30a8_o.jpg
 
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List of Korean Stadia built after 2002 World Cup

Many stadiums were built in Korea after 2002 World Cup.
I will show you football stadiums over 10K


Goyang , Daehwa Stadium , 41,311 seats , 2003.09.26




Hwaseong , Hwaseong Sports Stadium , 35,541 seats , 2011.10.1




Ansan , Wa~ Stadium , 35,008 seats , 2007.03.28




Pyongchang , Alpensia Ski Jumping stadium , 26,000 seats , 2008




Paju , Paju Stadium , 23,000 seats , 2005.05.14




Yeoju , Yeoju stadium , 21,600 seats , 2005.11




Incheon , Sungui Arena Park stadium , 20,891 seats , 2012.03.11




Jinju , Jinju Stadium , 20,350 seats , 2010.08.21




Yangsan , Yangsan Stadium , 22,061 seats , 2002.11.15




Chuncheon , Chuncheon Songam stadium , 20,000 seats , 2009.05.10




Chilgok , Chilgok Stadium , 19,699 seats , 2012




Ulsan , Ulsan Civic Stadium , 19,665 seats , 2005.08.25




Asan , Lee Sun Shin stadium , 19,283 seats , 2008.04.10




Changwon , Changwon Football Center , 15,116 seats , 2009.12.01




Yoeng Gwang , Yoeng Gwang Sportium , 14,097 , 2007.12.26




Jeongseon . Jeongseon Stadium , 12,000 seats , 2011.06.28




Dangjin , Dangjin Stadium , 11,778 seats , 2007.06.07




Gimhae , Gusan stadium , 11,476 seats , 2004.04




Geochang , Geochang Stadium , 11,000 seats , 2009.10.11




Hanam , Hanam stadium , 10,709 seats , 2007.10.01






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