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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 Kyoto Sanga FC 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, a new, football-specific stadium being built in Kameoka, 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 Hankyū Kyoto Main Line.

Events

* Kyoto Marathon * All-Japan High School Ekiden Championship * Inter-Prefectural Women's Ekiden

References

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

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