Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Appearance
Location | 1459, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea |
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Capacity | 53,769 |
Construction | |
Opened | July 2001 |
Construction cost | 226.9 billion won |
Tenants | |
Busan IPark (2003–2017) |
Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea, that was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,769. The stadium also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the site of athletics events during the Busan Asiad of 2002.
It was the home stadium for the Busan IPark of the Korea Professional Football League (K League) until September 2016, when they moved to the Busan Gudeok Stadium.
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 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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2 June 2002 | Paraguay | 2–2 | South Africa | Group B |
4 June 2002 | South Korea | 2–0 | Poland | Group D |
6 June 2002 | France | 0–0 | Uruguay | Group A |