Jamsil Arena (), also known as Jamsil Indoor Stadium, is an indoor sporting arena. It is part of Seoul Sports Complex, 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.

Notable events

Jamsil Arena hosted the

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. It has also been used to host various entertainment events, to include

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, Mariah Carey,

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'' – 19, 20 and 21 September 2014 *

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''2015 CNBLUE LIVE OME TOGETHERin Seoul'' – 24 and 25 October 2015 ;2016 *

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– 2 and 3 September *

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: "The Black" Concert - 26, 27 and 28 November 2021 ;2022 * Exo: 2022 Debut Anniversary Fan Event: EXO - 9 April 2022 * Stray Kids: '' Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac"'' - 29, 30 April and 1 May 2022 * Highlight: ''Highlight Live 2022 ntro' - 20, 21 and 22 May 2022 *

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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

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