Suwon World Cup Stadium

Big Bird Stadium
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Full name	Suwon World Cup Stadium
Location	Suwon, South Korea
Built	May 13, 2001
Opened	2002
Owner	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Operator	Suwon City & Samsung Electronics
Surface	Grass
Capacity	43,288
Field dimensions	425,000 m² (site) 66,595 m² (floorage)
Tenants
Suwon Samsung Bluewings

The Suwon World Cup Stadium (Big Bird Stadium), which seats 43,288,^[1] in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League football side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002.

Contents 1 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup 1.1 First Round Matches 1.2 Round of 16 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup

The following 2002 World Cup matches were held in the Suwon World Cup Stadium. It was the 'highest scoring' stadium of the tournament, averaging five goals per match.

[edit] First Round Matches

• June 5, 2002: United States 3 - 2 Portugal

• June 11, 2002: Senegal 3 - 3 Uruguay

• June 13, 2002: Costa Rica 2 - 5 Brazil

[edit] Round of 16

• June 16, 2002: Spain 1 - 1 Ireland (Spain won 3-2 on penalty kicks)

[edit] See also

• Suwon Samsung Bluewings
• List of Korea-related topics
• Suwon

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Suwon Samsung Bluewings F.C. Official Website". Suwon Samsung Bluewings website. http://www.fcbluewings.com/eng/club/club2.asp. Retrieved August 9 2007. 

[edit] References

• ‘빅 버드’, 푸른 날개의 ★ 꿈 - Dream stadium of K-League (Korean)

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Big Bird Stadium

• Official Site (Korean)
• Official Site (English)
• Suwon Samsung Bluewings Official Site (Korean) (English)
• World Stadiums

Coordinates: 37°17′10.6″N 127°02′12.8″E / 37.286278°N 127.036889°E / 37.286278; 127.036889

Preceded by King Fahd Stadium Riyadh

Asian Club Championship Final Venue 2001

Succeeded by Azadi Stadium Tehran

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