Showa Denko Dome Oita

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Showa Denko Dome Oita
Big eye
Exterior view of the Showa Denko Dome Oita
Exterior view of the Showa Denko Dome Oita
Earlier names

Ōita Stadium (2001–2006)
Kyūshū Sekiyu Dome (2006–2010)
Oita Bank Dome (2010–2019)

Data
place JapanJapan Oita , Oita Prefecture , Japan
Coordinates 33 ° 12 '1 "  N , 131 ° 39' 26"  E Coordinates: 33 ° 12 '1 "  N , 131 ° 39' 26"  E
owner Ōita Prefecture
opening May 2001
surface Natural grass
costs € 225 million
architect Kishō Kurokawa
capacity 40,000 seats
playing area 107 m × 71 m
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Events

The Showa Denko Dome Oita ( Japanese 昭和 電工 ド ー ム大分, Shōwadenkō dōmu Ōita) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Japanese city ​​of Ōita in the prefecture of the same name on the island of Kyūshū . The stadium is mainly used by the Ōita Trinita football club , which plays its home games in the J1 League here. It is also used for rugby games and concerts .

history

The original Ōita Stadium was built for the 2002 World Cup and opened in May 2001. It was designed by the well-known architect Kishō Kurokawa . As of March 1, 2006, it was called Kyūshū Sekiyu Dome , after a mineral oil company. In 2010 Ōita Bank became a name sponsor and was called Ōita Bank Dome . In 2019 it was renamed Showa Denko Dome Oita , after the Japanese chemical company Shōwa Denkō K.K.

A special feature of the stadium is the closable roof of the dome, which has a total diameter of 245 meters. The movable roof structure consists of a steel frame provided with a light-permeable PTFE - membrane is coated. Opening or closing the roof takes 20 minutes. Initially it offered space for 43,000 spectators. However, after the end of the World Cup in 2002, the front half of the movable rows of seats was removed from the stadium. The maximum number of seats today is 40,000, of which 34,000 are permanently installed and 6,000 are mobile seats in the first rows.

Games of the 2002 World Cup in Ōita

  • 10 June 2002 Group H: Tunisia - Belgium 1: 1 (1: 1)TunisiaTunisia BelgiumBelgium 
  • 13 June 2002 Group G: Mexico - Italy 1: 1 (1: 0)MexicoMexico ItalyItaly 
  • June 16th, 2002, second round: Sweden - Senegal 1: 2 aet (1: 1, 1: 1).SwedenSweden SenegalSenegal 

Matches of the Rugby Union World Cup 2019 in Ōita

The stadium is a venue for the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup .

gallery

  • Model of the stadium with outdoor facilities, October 2004

  • The Showa Denko Dome Oita with the roof open

  • August 2009

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Panoramic view with the roof open during the J. League Division 1 game between Ōita Trinita and the Urawa Red Diamonds on July 12, 2008

Web links

Commons : Showa Denko Dome Oita  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data on the stadium. In: oita-sportspark.jp. Retrieved September 23, 2019 (Japanese).