The is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Matsumoto
Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places
* Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city
** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
* Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is 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 is the home ground of
Matsumoto Yamaga FC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,396 spectators. Its nickname, Alwin, is a blend of the words "Alps" (as in the
Japanese Alps
The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These mountains had long been exploited by local people for raw m ...
) and "wind".
It was formerly known as Matsumotodaira Park Stadium. Since October 2018 it has been called Sunpro Alwin for the
naming rights
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.
Nagano Prefecture
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References
External links
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Football venues in Japan
Sports venues in Nagano Prefecture
Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Matsumoto, Nagano
Sports venues completed in 2001
2001 establishments in Japan
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