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, located in

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. The capacity of the arena is 11,069 for basketball and was built from December 1976 to April 1979. The

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are the tenants.

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– 23 January 2014 *

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, N.Flying, AOA – 2 & 3 May 2015 *

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: Apink second Concert "Pink Island" – 22 and 23 August 2015 *

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: ''2016 BtoB Born to Beat Time Encore'' – 26 and 27 March 2016 *

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: '' Like Seventeen "Shining Diamond" Concert'' – 30 and 31 July 2016 * JYP Nation "MIX & MATCH" 2016 in South Korea:

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– 6 and 7 August 2016 ;2017 * 26th

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: ''Yellow Note Final In Seoul'' – 21 and 22 January 2017 * 6th

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– 22 February 2017 *

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: ''VIXX Live Fantasia'' – 12, 13 and 14 May 2017 * Highlight: ''Highlight Live 2017 – Can You Feel It?'' – 2, 3 and 4 June 2017 *

: '' Twice 1st Tour – Twiceland – The Opening - Encore'' – 17 and 18 June 2017 *

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: ''SUPERSTAGE Concert'' with

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– 21 June 2017 *

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: '' White Night World Tour'' – 26 and 27 August 2017 * ''With, Antenna'':

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– 2 and 3 September *

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– 14 February 2018 * Got7: ''Got7 2018 Eyes On You Tour'' – 4, 5 and 6 May 2018 *

: '' Twice 2nd Tour – Twiceland Zone 2 – Fantasy Park'' – 18, 19 and 20 May 2018 *

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Gallery

File:잠실체육관파노라마.jpg, Jamsil Arena

References

External links

1988 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164. {{Olympic venues volleyball Indoor arenas in South Korea Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball venues Olympic volleyball venues Sports venues in Seoul Seoul Samsung Thunders Basketball venues in South Korea Volleyball venues in South Korea Sports venues completed in 1979 Buildings and structures in Songpa District Judo venues Taekwondo venues Venues of the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games basketball venues

Notable events

Gallery

See also

References

External links