Jamsil Baseball Stadium (), officially the Seoul Sports Complex Baseball Stadium (), is a

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located at 25 Olympic-ro,

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, South Korea. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Seoul Sports Complex along with the nearby

Seoul Olympic Stadium The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Ga ...

, and hosted the

events during the

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. It is the home of the

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and Doosan Bears of the

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. The area of Jamsil Baseball Stadium is . It has one basement level. It is three stories high with a center-field distance of and side distances of . The stadium has 59 entrances consisting of 49 inner gates and 10 outer gates. The parking lot allows 2,200 cars to park. The stadium can be reached by

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, Line 9, or by bus. Jamsil Baseball Stadium was renovated in 2007 for about 1.5 billion won. Grass on the field was replaced, drains were installed, and sprinklers were upgraded to prevent heavy rain damage. In 2009, a viewing party was held at the stadium for the final game of the

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between South Korea and Japan. After the 2012 baseball season, Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation changed the soil of the ground for easier maintenance and prevention of injuries. They changed all seats except for the third floor, built a new locker room for the away team, and remodeled restrooms for fans. Before the 2020 season, the outfield seats were also renovated. The chairs have been replaced with folding chairs, allowing spectators sitting in the outfield seats to watch the game more comfortably.

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1988 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. p. 166. {{Olympic venues discontinued events Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball venues Baseball venues in Seoul Sports venues completed in 1982 Buildings and structures in Songpa District LG Twins Doosan Bears 1982 establishments in South Korea 20th-century architecture in South Korea KBO League venues

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