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Busan Asiad Main Stadium

Coordinates: 35°11′24.0″N 129°03′29.6″E / 35.190000°N 129.058222°E / 35.190000; 129.058222
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Asiad Main Stadium
Map
Location1459, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
Capacity53,769
Construction
OpenedJuly 2001
Construction cost226.9 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
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
Events and tenants
Preceded by Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue

2002
Succeeded by

35°11′24.0″N 129°03′29.6″E / 35.190000°N 129.058222°E / 35.190000; 129.058222