Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a
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 ...
in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
, 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 hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the venue of
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
events during the games.
2002 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the
2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
External links
Busan Sports Facilities Management Center
Busan Sports Facilities Management Center
World Stadiums
Sports venues in Busan
2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums in South Korea
Football venues in South Korea
Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea
Busan IPark
Venues of the 2002 Asian Games
Stadiums of the Asian Games
Asian Games athletics venues
Asian Games football venues
Sports venues completed in 2001
K League 1 stadiums
K League 2 stadiums
2001 establishments in South Korea
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