Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in

Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...

, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and

Suwon Gymnasium Suwon Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Suwon, South Korea. The arena has a capacity for 5,145 spectators and was built in 1984 to host handball events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Today, Suwon Gymnasium is part of the Suwon Sport ...

Facilities

Suwon Stadium

Suwon Stadium is a

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

and currently used mostly for football matches. Built in 1971, it has a capacity of 11,808 seats and was home of the

Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings ( ko, 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won t ...

until 2001, when they moved to the

Suwon World Cup Stadium The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located in Suwon, South Korea. It has been home of the K League 1 team Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031. Notable football events ...

Suwon Baseball Stadium

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

Suwon Gymnasium

* ''For details, see

.'' The gymnasium, with a capacity of 5,145, was built in 1963 and hosted the handball events of the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Gallery

Image:2009-01-24 - Suwon Civil Baseball Stadium from Royal Palace.JPG, Suwon Baseball Stadium and Suwon Gymnasium Image:2009-01-24 - Suwon Civil Stadium from Royal Palace.JPG, Main Stadium of Suwon Sports Complex Image:Suwon Stadium.jpg, Main Stadium exterior Image:Suwon Gymnasium.JPG, Gymnasium exterior Image:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG, Gymnasium interior Image:Hdunistadiumpan.jpg, Baseball Stadium interior

References

External links

Official website

World Stadiums
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