Cheonan Stadium () is a

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Cheonan Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...

, South Korea. Built in 2001, it is currently used mostly for

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matches and can accommodate 26,000 spectators. On 15 October 2013, the

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used the stadium for the first time in the

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against

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, which ended in a 3–1 victory for South Korea. The stadium also hosted nine matches at the

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.The stadium's profile on the tournament website
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References

External links

Official website

World Stadiums
Football venues in South Korea Sport in South Chungcheong Province Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea Buildings and structures in Cheonan Sports venues completed in 2001 K League 2 stadiums 2001 establishments in South Korea {{SouthKorea-sports-venue-stub