is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku,

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. It was formerly known as Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium. Since August 2019 it has been called Takebishi Stadium Kyoto until July 2029 for the

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by ''Takebishi'' ( たけびし).J.League
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matches and was the home stadium of J.League club

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until 2019. The stadium holds 20,588 people and was built in 1942. It hosted the

match between

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and

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during the

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. In 2019, Kyoto Sanga announced plans to move to

Sanga Stadium by Kyocera , formerly known as , is a stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It primarily serves as the home to Kyoto Sanga F.C. of the Japan Professional Football League (J.League). It was completed in early 2020, in time for the 2020 J2 League sea ...

, a new, football-specific stadium being built in

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, in time for the 2020 season to start.

Access

Kyoto City Nishikyogoku Sports Park aerial photo 2020

3-minute walk from Nishi-Kyōgoku Station on the

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Events

Kyoto Marathon The is an annual marathon sporting event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in mid February in Kyoto, Japan. The course starts at Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium and pass through Kyoto Botanical Gar ...

All-Japan High School Ekiden Championship The All-Japan National Ekiden Championships are held for junior high and high school teams in late December, as main track and field outdoor competitions have concluded and the school year is nearing its end. A series of cit(2010 Tokyo city champi ...

Inter-Prefectural Women's Ekiden The Inter-Prefectural Women's Ekiden () is an annual women's ekiden (road running relay race) for Japanese runners held in January in Kyoto Prefecture. The course has a looped point-to-point format over the marathon distance of 42.195 km a ...

References

FIFA.com 1964 Summer Olympics ROU-GHA results.
– accessed 14 August 2010.
Facilities Guide
Kyoto City Office

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