Jeonju World Cup Stadium
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place | 763-1 Banwol-dong Deokjin-gu , Jeonju , Jeollabuk-do , South Korea |
Coordinates | 35 ° 52 '4.9 " N , 127 ° 3' 52" E |
owner | Jeonju city |
operator | Jeonju city |
start of building | February 19, 1999 |
opening | November 8, 2001 |
surface | Natural grass |
costs | 133.1 billion KRW (around 104 million € ) |
architect | POSCO Architects & Consultants |
capacity | 42,477 seats |
playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the Deokjin-gu district of the South Korean city of Jeonju , Jeollabuk-do Province . Since 2002 the stadium has been used as the home ground of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors , a franchise of the K League Classic , the highest league in the country.
history
The sports facility was built from February 1999 to October 2001 for the 2002 World Cup . The inauguration followed on November 8, 2001 by the South Korean President Kim Dae-jung . It was the venue for three games during the World Cup. In 2017, it was one of six stadiums for the U-20 World Cup .
The inside and outside of the soccer arena is blue, red and yellow. Blue stands for Jeonju's friendly environment, red for the passion of the residents of Jeollabuk-do Province and yellow for the residents' desire for peace and prosperity. The facility covers an area of 52,249 m², the total area of the area extends over a total of 562,929 m². The roof structures on the four separate tiers are intended to be reminiscent of Hapjukseon, fans made of bamboo , for which the region is known. The parking garage has space for around 4,000 vehicles.
2002 World Cup matches in Jeonju
Group games
Round of 16
- June 17, 2002: Mexico - United States 0: 2 (0: 1)
Web links
- Jeonju World Cup Stadium , visitkorea.or.kr (English)
- Stadium data , stadiumguide.com (English)
- Stadium data , stadiumdb.com (English)
- Picture gallery , stadionwelt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ architects , tvtrip.de
- ↑ Construction time and opening of the stadium , stadiumdb.com (English)
- ↑ Jeonju World Cup Stadium , touristlink.com (English)
- ↑ Details about the stadium on the Hyundai Motors FC website ( Memento from December 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), hyundai-motorsfc.com