The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located 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. It has been home of the
K League 1
The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs.
History
The South Korean professional football league was founded in ...
team
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 ...
since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031.
Notable football events
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fifth FIFA Confederations Cup and the third to be organised by FIFA. It was also the first in which the original hosts, Saudi Arabia, did not participate (they were the nation who founded the tournament, p ...
2002 FIFA World Cup
The Suwon World Cup Stadium was one of the venues of the
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea ...
, and held the following matches:
Gallery
Image:Glandbleu01.jpg, Suwon Bluewings supporters
Image:BigBird (Aux-Pitch).jpg, Auxiliary pitch
Image:CafeteriaBigbird.jpg, Cafeteria
Image:Suwon left.JPG, Left side of the stadium
Image:Suwon right.JPG, Right side of the stadium
Image:Suwon World Cup Stadium from outside.jpg, Entrance
References
External links
Official websiteSuwon Samsung Bluewings official websiteWorld Stadiums
{{2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup stadiums in South Korea
2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums in South Korea
Sport in Suwon
Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Buildings and structures in Suwon
Football venues in South Korea
Sports venues completed in 2001
K League 1 stadiums
K League 2 stadiums
2001 establishments in South Korea