is an athletics stadium, also used as the support stadium for the
Yanmar Stadium Nagai in
Nagai Park,
Higashisumiyoshi-ku,
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2 ...
. The Aid Stadium, occasionally called The Second Nagai Stadium allows the bigger stadium to host world class athletic events. It seats 15,000 with overflow room on a grass hill.
It was formerly known as Osaka Nagai Second Stadium. Since March 2014 it has been called Yanmar Field Nagai for the
naming rights
Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event, typically for a defined period of ...
.
The Aid Stadium is home to
Sagawa Express Osaka SC and occasionally
Cerezo Osaka
is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka ...
from 2006 to 2007.
See also
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Nagai Stadium
, known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ja, ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000.
History
When ...
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Nagai Ball Gall Field
External links
World Stadiums entry
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Football venues in Japan
Rugby union stadiums in Japan
Sports venues in Osaka
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
1993 establishments in Japan
Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan
Sports venues completed in 1993