Denka Big Swan Stadium

Denka Big Swan Stadium
	Big Swan
	The Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata
Earlier names
	Niigata Stadium ; Tōhoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium (2007-2013)
Data
place	68, Seigoro Niigata , Japan;
Coordinates	37 ° 52 '57 " N , 139 ° 3' 33" E Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '57 " N , 139 ° 3' 33" E
owner	Niigata prefecture
operator	Albirex Niigata
start of building	November 1997
opening	April 29, 2001
surface	Natural grass
costs	269 million euros
architect	Nikken Sekkei Co. Ltd.
capacity	42,300 seats
playing area	107 m × 72 m ; 105 m × 68 m (football)
Societies)
	Albirex Niigata (since 2001);
Events
	Football World Cup 2002; J. League Division 1 matches ; Asian Five Nations 2008; 64th National Sports Festival of Japan (2009);

The Denka Big Swan Stadium ( Japanese. デンカビッグスワンスタジアム , Denka Biggu Suwan Sutajiamu ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Japanese city of Niigata in the prefecture of the same name . It is also known by its nickname Big Swan (Japanese ビッグスワン , Biggu Suwan ). The main user of the stadium is the Albirex Niigata football club , which plays its home games in the J. League Division 1 here.

history

The facility was built on the occasion of the 2002 World Cup as Niigata Stadium (Japanese 新潟スタジアム , Niigata Sutajiamu ) and completed in March 2001. The construction costs were 269 million euros . It currently offers space for 42,300 spectators. The energy supplier Tōhoku Denryoku , based in Sendai , gave the sports facility its name in 2007. In early 2013, the Tokyo chemical company Denki Kagaku Kōgyō acquired the naming rights to the stadium.

Games of the 2002 World Cup in Niigata

During the 2002 World Cup, the stadium hosted three games, including a round of 16.

Group games

77492150625 ♠01 June 2002 Group E: Ireland - Cameroon 1: 1 (0: 1)Ireland Cameroon
77492336675 ♠03 June 2002 Group G: Croatia - Mexico 0: 1 (0: 0)Croatia Mexico

Round of 16

77493452975 ♠15 June 2002: Denmark - England 0: 3 (0: 3)Denmark England

Events

In addition to football, other sporting events take place in the Big Swan . The rugby union match Japan against Hong Kong (75:29) in the Asian Five Nations 2008 was played on May 18 in the Niigata stadium. In 2009, the former Niigata Stadium hosted the 64th National Sports Festival of Japan . The stadium is also used as a concert arena.