Crasus Dome Õita is a

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in the city of Ōita in

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...

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in Japan. The stadium was built for

, which still owns it. Design was led by the famous architect

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and his firm Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates, and construction was carried out by a construction group led by the

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. The stadium opened as Oita Stadium in May 2001. In 2006 it was renamed , as a result of a sponsorship deal with . In early 2010, the stadium was renamed when sponsorship shifted to . In early 2019, the stadium was renamed after

Showa Denko {{Infobox company , name = Resonac K.K. , native_name = レゾナック株式会社 , native_name_lang = ja , romanized_name = Rezonakku kabushiki gaisha , logo = Resonac logo.svg , type = Public , traded_as = {{tyo, 4004 , hq_location_city ...

acquired

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. On 1 January 2023 Showa Denko merged with another company, forming Resonac Holdings Corporation. Since January 2025, as a result of a sponsorship deal with Crasus Chemical Co., Ltd (a subsidiary of Resonac) the stadium is now called Crasus Dome Oita. The stadium is primarily used for football and is the home field of

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club

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History

The stadium originally had a capacity of 43,000. After the

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, 3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, giving the stadium its current capacity of 40,000.

Major sports matches

2002 FIFA World Cup

2019 Rugby World Cup

Features

Crasus Dome Oita has a retractable

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roof, which uses a wire traction system. Other features of the stadium: * Building area: * Total floor area: * Covered area: * Stand inclination: max. 33 degree angle

References

External links

Dome - Oita Sports Park

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