Anyang Sports Complex ( ko, 안양종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in
Anyang, Gyeonggi
Anyang () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population of approximately 600,000, it is the 20th largest city in South Korea. It is a satellite city of Seoul and located approximately so ...
, South Korea. The complex consists of the Anyang Stadium (which sometimes has temporary purple seats for football matches), Anyang Indoor Arena, swimming pool, ice rink, and tennis court.
Anyang Stadium
It is
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
and currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and was the home stadium of
Anyang LG Cheetahs before they were moved to
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
. It is now used by
FC Anyang
FC Anyang (Hangul: FC 안양) is a South Korean professional football club based in Anyang that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2013, they play their home games at Anyang Stadium
Anyang Sports ...
. The stadium holds 17,143 people and opened in 1986.
Anyang Gymnasium
As part of the greater stadium complex, it also features an
indoor arena with a capacity for 6,690 spectators. The arena was built in 2000 and is home of the
Korean Basketball League
The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season.
H ...
team
Anyang KGC
The Anyang Korea Ginseng Corporation ( ko, 안양 KGC인삼공사), or Anyang KGC, is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League, based at Anyang Arena in the city of Anyang. The club has won three KBL championship titles, in ...
.
Anyang Ice Arena
Anyang Ice Arena (also known as Anyang Ice Rink) is home of the
Asia League Ice Hockey
Asia League Ice Hockey ( ja, アジアリーグアイスホッケー; ko, 아시아리그 아이스하키) or ALIH (AL) is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with teams from Japan, South Korea, and ...
team
HL Anyang
HL Anyang () is a professional ice hockey team based in Anyang in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is one of the founding and current members of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH). Formed in 1994, it is the oldest professional ice hockey team in Sout ...
since 2004. The arena has a capacity for 1,284 spectators.
References
External links
Official website
World Stadiums
Football venues in South Korea
Sports complexes in South Korea
Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province
FC Anyang
S2
Jeju United FC
Sports venues completed in 1986
1986 establishments in South Korea
K League 1 stadiums
K League 2 stadiums
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