Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Korean: 부산아시아드주경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,769. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the venue of athletics events during the games. It is the home venue of the K League club Busan IPark.
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| Location | 344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea |
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| Owner | Busan Metropolitan City Hall |
| Operator | Busan Metropolitan City Sports Facility Management Office |
| Capacity | 53,769 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 2001 |
| Construction cost | 226.9 billion won |
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| Busan IPark | |
2002 FIFA World Cup
editThe stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 2 June 2002 | Paraguay | 2–2 | South Africa | Group B |
| 4 June 2002 | South Korea | 2–0 | Poland | Group D |
| 6 June 2002 | France | 0–0 | Uruguay | Group A |
External links
edit- Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)
- Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in English)
- World Stadiums
