Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium,
Suwon Baseball Stadium, and
Suwon Gymnasium.
Facilities
Suwon Stadium
Suwon 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 ...
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. Built in 1971, it has a capacity of 11,808 seats and was home of the
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor''
, short name = SSB
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, ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium
, capacity = 44,031
, owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary)
, chairma ...
until 2001, when they moved to the
Suwon World Cup Stadium
The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located in Suwon, South Korea. It has been home of the K League 1 team Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031.
Notable football events ...
.
Suwon Baseball Stadium
* ''For details, see
Suwon Baseball Stadium.''
Suwon Gymnasium
* ''For details, see
Suwon Gymnasium.''
The gymnasium, with a capacity of 5,145, was built in 1963 and hosted the
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
events of the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
.
Gallery
Image:2009-01-24 - Suwon Civil Baseball Stadium from Royal Palace.JPG, Suwon Baseball Stadium and Suwon Gymnasium
Image:2009-01-24 - Suwon Civil Stadium from Royal Palace.JPG, Main Stadium of Suwon Sports Complex
Image:Suwon Stadium.jpg, Main Stadium exterior
Image:Suwon Gymnasium.JPG, Gymnasium exterior
Image:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG, Gymnasium interior
Image:Hdunistadiumpan.jpg, Baseball Stadium interior
See also
*
Suwon Gymnasium
*
Suwon Baseball Stadium
References
External links
Official website
World Stadiums
Football venues in South Korea
Sport in Suwon
Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province
Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea
Multi-purpose stadiums in South Korea
Suwon FC
Suwon FC Women
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Buildings and structures in Suwon
Sports venues completed in 1971
K League 1 stadiums
K League 2 stadiums
1971 establishments in South Korea
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