Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex
Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex | |
Hangul | 대전한밭종합운동장 |
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Hanja | 大田한밭綜合運動場 |
Revised Romanization | Daejeon Hanbat Jong-hap Undongjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Taejŏn Hanbat Chong'hap Undongjang |
Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex (Template:Lang-ko) is a sports complex, comprising a general purpose stadium (including soccer pitch), a ballpark, Basketball courts, tennis courts and various other sports facilities in Daejeon, South Korea.
The main stadium has a capacity of 20,618 and opened in 1964. It was used by Daejeon Citizens before Daejeon World Cup Stadium opened and the team relocated in 2001. It hosted several football preliminaries during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Baseball park was opened in 1965, and undergone a significant renovation and expansion in 2012. It now has a capacity of 13,500, and serves as home for Hanwha Eagles of Korea Professional Baseball League.
Name
Hanbat is the original Korean name of the City of Daejeon. Han means Big and Bat means Field, hence the name of the city where the stadium rests today is a transliteration of the hanja Dae (big) and Jeon (field).
The complex was originally built as Daejeon Chungmu Sports Complex, but later changed its name to the present form.
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 206.
- 제 5탄 대전 한밭 종합 운동장 ① - Dream stadium of K-League Template:Ko icon
- 제 5탄 대전 한밭 종합 운동장 ② - Dream stadium of K-League Template:Ko icon