Ajinomoto Stadium

Ajinomoto Stadium
Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo
Earlier names
Tokyo stadium
Data
place	Chofu , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan
Coordinates	35 ° 39 '51 "  N , 139 ° 31' 37"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '51 "  N , 139 ° 31' 37"  E
owner	Tokyo prefecture
opening	March 10, 2001
surface	Natural grass
architect	Taisei Kensetsu KK (English Taisei Corp.), Kajima Kensetsu KK (English Kajima Construction Corp.)
capacity	49,970 seats
playing area	110 × 75 m
Societies)
FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy
Events
Soccer East Asian Cup 2010 Rugby Union World Cup 2019 Summer Olympics 2020 (football) a-nation

The Ajinomoto Stadium ( Jap. 味の素スタジアム , Ajinomoto Sutajiamu ; formerly Tokyo stadium ) is a Wettkampfstätte in Japanese Chōfu , Tokyo .

The operator of the stadium is the KK Tōkyō Stadium ( 株式会社 東京 ス タ ジ ア ム ; kabushiki kaisha Tōkyō Sutajiamu ), which is 36.3% owned by the Tokyo Prefecture.

history

The stadium , which opened in March 2001, has 49,970 covered seats (lower tier with VIP seats: 29,370 seats, upper tier: 20,600 seats) and is the home ground of the Tokyo football clubs FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy . Since March 1, 2003, the stadium has been named after the sponsor, the food manufacturer Ajinomoto . In addition to sports, other events such as B. Concerts and flea markets take place.

photos

0Celebrating fans	0Panoramic view of the stadium	0Exterior view of the stadium

See also

• List of the largest football stadiums in the world
• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : Ajinomoto Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Picture gallery ( Memento from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tokyo Prefecture, General Affairs Office , supervised organizations ( kanri dantai ) ( Memento of August 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ): KK Tōkyō Stadium ( Memento of March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Japanese)
2. ↑ Data on the stadium homepage (Japanese)