Saitama Stadium 2002

Saitama Stadium 2002
埼玉スタジアム2002
Saisuta
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Full nameSaitama Stadium 2002
LocationMidori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Public transit Saitama Rapid Railway Line at Urawa-Misono
OwnerSaitama Prefecture
OperatorSaitama Prefectural Park Association
Capacity63,700[1]
Record attendance63,551 (Japan vs Oman, 3 June 2012)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Opened1 October 2001
Tenants
Urawa Red Diamonds (2001–present)
Japan national football team (select matches)

Saitama Stadium 2002 (埼玉スタジアム2002, Saitama Sutajiamu Nimarumaruni), a.k.a. the Saitama Stadium (埼玉スタジアム, Saitama Sutajiamu) or simply Saisuta (埼スタ), is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Japan.

Currently, J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for home games. It is the largest football-specific stadium in Japan and is one of the largest stadiums in Asia.[2][3] It has hosted the semi-finals of both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] It is also the home stadium of Japan national football team in almost every FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

  1. ^ "Saitama Stadium 2002 Information". Saitama Stadium 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Saitama Stadium". FIFA. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Saitama Stadium 2002". Information from Saitama Prefecture for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games!. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.