Daegu iM Bank Park (), known as the Daegu Forest Arena () in the

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(AFC) international matches, is a football-specific stadium located in

Daegu Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...

, South Korea, and is the home stadium of the

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club

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. The stadium opened in March 2019 and has a seating capacity for 12,419 spectators.

History

During the construction, the working name of the stadium was Daegu Forest Arena. DGB Financial Group bought the

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and named the stadium DGB Daegu Bank Park in February 2019, becoming the first stadium with naming rights in the

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history. However, this name cannot be used when hosting AFC events, since these governing bodies have policies forbidding corporate sponsorship from companies that are not official tournament partners. In AFC club matches, it is known as the Daegu Forest Arena. In January 2025, the stadium name was changed to Daegu iM Bank Park.

References

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