Seoul World Cup Stadium

Location	Seongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Broke ground	October 20, 1998
Opened	November 10, 2001
Operator	Seoul Facilities Management Corporation
Construction cost	US $200 million
Capacity	68,476
Tenants
Korea national footbal team(2001~present) FC Seoul(2004~present)

The Seoul World Cup Stadium, also known as Sangam Stadium, is located in Seongsan, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea and has been home of K-League club FC Seoul since 2004. The stadium opened in 2001. It has a capacity of 68,476 (66,806 for Regular; 916 for VIP; 754 for Media)^[1] It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Contents 1 2002 FIFA World Cup 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
2002-05-31	France	0-1	Senegal	Group A
2002-06-14	Turkey	3-0	China PR	Group C
2002-06-25	Korea Republic	0-1	Germany	Semi Final

[edit] See also

• Jamsil Olympic Stadium
• Mokdong Stadium
• Hyochang Stadium
• Dongdaemun Stadium
• FC Seoul

[edit] References

• 서울 월드컵 경기장, 스타디움을 넘어 지역 커뮤니티 센터로 - Dream stadium of K-League (Korean)

[edit] External links

• Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center (Korean)
• Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center (English)
• World Stadiums

Preceded by Stade De France Saint-Denis

FIFA World Cup Opening Venue 2002

Succeeded by Allianz Arena Munich

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