Sendai Stadium

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Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Yurtec Stadium Sendai (August 2019)
Yurtec Stadium Sendai (August 2019)
Data
place JapanJapan Sendai , Miyagi Prefecture , Japan
Coordinates 38 ° 19 '9.2 "  N , 140 ° 52' 54.5"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 19 '9.2 "  N , 140 ° 52' 54.5"  E
owner Sendai city
opening June 1, 1997
surface Natural grass
costs ¥ 13 billion
capacity 19,694 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events
  • Vegalta Sendai Games
  • Games from Sony Sendai FC

The Sendai Stadium ( Japanese 仙台 ス タ ジ ア ム , Sendai Sutajiamu ) is a football stadium in the Japanese city ​​of Sendai , Miyagi Prefecture . Due to a sponsorship agreement , the facility is currently called Yurtec Stadium Sendai . It has space for 19,694 spectators and serves as the home ground for the football clubs Vegalta Sendai and Sony Sendai FC .

history

The Sendai Stadium in Sendai, a major city in Miyagi Prefecture, was completed in 1997 and opened on June 1 of that year. Since opening, the stadium has been used by the Vegalta Sendai club as a venue for home games. The club's greatest success so far was a championship in the second highest Japanese league, the J. League Division 2 in 2009. Due to the associated promotion to the J. League Division 1 , Vegalta Sendai currently plays in the first division, with the club mostly plays at Sendai Stadium. For games where a higher number of spectators is expected, the club moves to the larger Miyagi Stadium in Rifu for a short time .

The Sendai Stadium can seat 19,694 spectators. When Japan, along with South Korea , the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted, it was not considered as the venue. However, it was used by the Italian national football team as a training stadium during the world tournament in East Asia . The Sendai Cup has been held annually in the Sendai Stadium since 2003. Teams from Japan, Italy , France , Croatia and Brazil meet each other at this tournament . Chievo Verona secured the first Sendai Cup with a win in the final against Lazio Rome , with Oliver Bierhoff scoring the decisive goal. It is also used for rugby games. In 2007 and 2008 it was selected as one of the venues for the Pacific Nations Cup . A team from New Zealand won both times . The Japanese national rugby team beat Tonga 35-13 at the Sendai Stadium during the 2008 Pacific Nations Cup.

The stadium is owned by the city of Sendai. In 2006 the naming rights were sold for three years to the electricity and infrastructure company KK Yurtec, since then the stadium is officially called Yurtec Stadium Sendai ( ユ ア テ ッ ク ス タ ジ ア ム 仙台 , Yurutekku Sutajiamu Sendai ). The contract was extended for a further three years in 2009 and again in 2012.

On March 11, 2011, the stadium and the club grounds were badly damaged by the Tōhoku earthquake and the tsunami that it triggered .

gallery

  • View of the Sendai Stadium

  • Back straight of the stadium

  • The stadium at night

Panorama picture

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Interior view, view to the southwest with the main, north and south stands (August 2019)

Web links

Commons : Yurtec Stadium Sendai  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Stadium destroyed after earthquake and tsunami Article from March 15, 2011