The , known from 2010 to February 2015 as , and before that as is a multi-purpose stadium in

Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is . The city is ...

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. 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 ...

matches and

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events. It is the home field of Fagiano Okayama, and used for some

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games. The stadium's capacity is 20,000 people. Before the naming rights were acquired by Kanko and then City Light, the venue's nickname was ".

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J. League stadium guide
Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Football venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Sport in Okayama Multi-purpose stadiums in Japan Fagiano Okayama Sports venues in Okayama Prefecture Sports venues completed in 1957 1957 establishments in Japan {{Japan-sports-venue-stub