Sangam Stadium | |
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| Location | 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Public transit | Seoul Metropolitan Subway:  at World Cup Stadium |
| Owner | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| Operator | Seoul Facilities Management Corporation |
| Capacity | 66,704[2] |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 20, 1998 |
| Opened | November 10, 2001 |
| Construction cost | US $185 million[1] |
| Architect | Ryu Choon-soo |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
| Tenants | |
| South Korea national football team FC Seoul (2001-present) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서울월드컵경기장 |
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| Hanja | 서울월드컵競技場 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Woldeukeop Gyeonggijang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Wŏldŭk'ŏp Kyŏnggijang |
The Seoul World Cup Stadium (Korean: 서울월드컵경기장), also known as 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.[3] 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).[4] FC Seoul moved to the Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2004.
- ^ "Doopedia" (in Korean). Terms.naver.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "Stadium Profile at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation" SMFMC. Retrieved March 14, 2016
- ^ "Seoul World Cup Stadium Tour Guide" Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2011-10-12
- ^ "Stadium Introduction at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation" SMFMC. Retrieved 2011-10-12