Miyagi Stadium

Miyagi Stadium
The Miyagi Stadium
Data
place	Rifu , Miyagi Prefecture , Japan
Coordinates	38 ° 20 '8 "  N , 140 ° 57' 1"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 20 '8 "  N , 140 ° 57' 1"  E
owner	Miyagi Prefecture
opening	March 2000
surface	Natural grass
costs	€ 269 ​​million
architect	Hitoshi Abe
capacity	49,133 seats
Events
Football World Cup 2002 2012 Women's U-20 World Cup Summer Olympics 2020 (football) Vegalta Sendai Games (Occasional) athletics Concerts

The Miyagi Stadium ( Japanese 宮城 ス タ ジ ア ム , Miyagi Sutajiamu ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Japanese city ​​of Rifu .

history

It was built on the occasion of the soccer World Cup in 2002 and completed in March 2000. The arena was designed by the architect Hitoshi Abe . The construction costs were € 269 ​​million . It currently offers space for 49,133 spectators. The name of the stadium refers to the Miyagi Prefecture , in which the city of Rifu is located.

The first major event in the arena was the 56th National Japanese Sports Festival in 2001 . Japanese J-Pop - boy band SMAP gave concerts in the stadium. During the 2002 World Cup, three games were played here.

Games of the soccer World Cup 2002 in Rifu

Group games

• June 9: Mexico - Ecuador 2: 1 (1: 1)
• June 12: Sweden - Argentina 1: 1 (0: 0)

Round of 16

• June 18: Japan - Turkey 0: 1 (0: 1)

Web links

Commons : Miyagi Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of Japanese stadiums