Incheon Munhak Stadium
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 Incheon , South Korea
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 26 '6.5 " N , 126 ° 41' 26.9" E |
| owner | Incheon Gyeyang City Facilities Management Corporation |
| opening | December 2, 2001 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | ₩ 327.7 billion (approx. € 216 million ) |
| architect | Adome Architects & Engineers Inc. |
| capacity | 50,256 seats |
| playing area | 110 m × 71 m |
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The Incheon Munhak Stadium is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the South Korean city of Incheon , Gyeonggi-do Province .
history
Specially built for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan ; it offered 52,179 spectators a seat during the World Cup tournament. Construction began on July 20, 1994; the official inauguration of the sports facility took place on December 2, 2001. The construction cost was 327.7 billion won ; This is the equivalent of around 216 million euros . Back then it was called the Incheon World Cup Stadium .
Today the arena still has 50,256 seats; 49,256 of which are covered. The roof membrane spans the 24 roof girders with steel cables and was designed by Schlaich Bergermann und Partner .
In addition to 61 boxes with a total of 230 seats, there are also 352 business seats and 306 special seats for disabled visitors. 400 workstations with a table and telephone are available for journalists; likewise 297 for commentators and 100 for photographers. There are 4,559 parking spaces around the stadium and the nearest underground station is 500 meters away. In 2014, the Asian Games will be held in Incheon, while the Incheon Munhak Stadium will host matches from the soccer tournament. The Munhak baseball stadium is in the immediate vicinity of the Incheon Munhak Stadium ; in which the team of the SK Wyvern plays.
Games of the 2002 World Cup in Incheon
Group games
- June 9, 2002: Costa Rica - Turkey 1: 1 (0: 0)
- June 11, 2002: Denmark - France 2-0 (1-0)
- 14 June 2002: Portugal - South Korea 0: 1 (0: 0)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ lacancha.com: data on the stadium (English)
- ↑ sbp.de: Description of the roof construction ( Memento from July 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )