The Mokdong Stadium () is a South Korean sports complex located in

Mok-dong Mok-dong () is a ward of Yangcheon District, Seoul, South Korea. Commonly referred to as a "special education district", the upper-middle to upper-class neighborhood is best known for its abundance of private institutions, or Hagwons, as well as ...

Yangcheon District Yangcheon District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and restaurants, an i ...

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. It consists of a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

, a

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, and an artificial ice rink. It was opened on 14 November 1989. The main stadium hosted

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football matches from 1996 to 2001.

Facilities

Mokdong Stadium

Mokdong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and is used mostly for association football and athletics. It was the home stadium of Bucheon SK between 1996 and 2000. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators (15,511 seated) and was opened in 1989. Currently, the stadium serves as the temporary home ground for

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club

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. It is expected that the club will play their home matches at least until the end of the 2023 season, while renovations are being made on the

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Mokdong Baseball Stadium

* ''For details, see Mokdong Baseball Stadium.''

Mokdong Ice Rink

Mokdong Ice Rink has hosted a range of major international competitions, including the 2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. The venue has also been used by the

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teams Daemyung Sangmu and

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. The rink was used as a filming location for the television series ''

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'', where Ki-joo ( Park Shin-yang) and Soo-hyuk ( Lee Dong-gun) played ice hockey.

References

Football venues in South Korea Sports venues completed in 1989 Sports venues in Seoul Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea K League 1 stadiums K League 2 stadiums Buildings and structures in Yangcheon District 1989 establishments in South Korea Ice skating in South Korea {{Asia-baseball-venue-stub

Facilities

Mokdong Stadium

Mokdong Baseball Stadium

Mokdong Ice Rink

See also

References