Seoul World Cup Stadium

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The Seoul World Cup Stadium (Template:Korean), Template:A.k.a. the Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened on November 10, 2001. It is currently the second largest stadium in South Korea after Seoul Olympic Stadium, and is the 2nd largest rectangular stadium in Asia. It was designed to represent the image of a traditional Korean kite.<ref>"Seoul World Cup Stadium Tour Guide" Template:Webarchive Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2011-10-12</ref> The stadium has a capacity of 66,704 seats, including 816 seats for VIP, 754 seats for press and 75 private Sky Box rooms, each with a capacity for 12 to 29 persons. Due to table seats installation, capacity was reduced from 66,806 seats to 66,704 seats in February 2014. Since the World Cup it has been managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation (SMFMC).<ref>"Stadium Introduction at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation" SMFMC. Retrieved 2011-10-12</ref> FC Seoul moved to the Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2004.

Design

The Seoul World Cup Stadium, the 2nd largest football-specific stadium in Asia, proudly exhibits its Korean roots. The roof has the unique shape of a traditional Korean kite, is 50 meters high, is supported by 16 masts, and covers 90% of the stadium's seats. Clad with fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing its looks as if it is made out of hanji – traditional Korean paper. At nighttime, illuminations bathe the stadium in a warm, soft light, much like the light shining through the paper of a traditional Korean lamp.<ref>"Design of Seoul World Cup Stadium" Visit Korea</ref>

Notable football events

2002 FIFA World Cup

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
31 May 2002 Template:Fb 0–1 Template:Fb Group A (opening match)
13 June 2002 Template:Fb 3–0 Template:Fb Group C
25 June 2002 Template:Fb 1–0 Template:Fb Semi-finals

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the main venue of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
9 September 2007 Template:Fbu 1–2 Template:Fbu Third place match
9 September 2007 Template:Fbu 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 pen.)		 Template:Fbu Final

2013 AFC Champions League Final

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the first leg venue of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. Template:Football box

Tenants

Events

  • 2004: Sangam CGV Multiplex Cinema in the World Cup Mall at the Stadium was used as the filming location for Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)'s drama Lovers in Paris. It was used as the cinema CSV of Baek Seung-kyung, Ki-joo's ex-wife, played by Park Shin-yang, also where Tae-young, played by Kim Jung-eun, worked and had the pajama party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

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