is a
football stadium located in
Ōmiya-ku,
Saitama city,
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan. It is the home stadium of
J2 League club
Omiya Ardija
is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...
.
It was formerly known as Omiya Football Stadium. Since 14 May 2007 it has been called for the
naming rights
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.
History
Built in 1960, it was one of the first stadia in Japan dedicated to the code.
The grandstands were added to host several matches of
1964 Summer Olympics and 1967
National Sports Festival of Japan
The is the national premier sports event of Japan. It consists of three stages. The skating and ice hockey stage takes place in January, the skiing stage takes place in February, and the main Autumn tournament takes place in September and Octob ...
.
The stadium used to accommodate 12,500 spectators.
In 2006-2007 it was closed for expansion works to meet the J. League Division 1 requirements for Ardija to host its home matches. Ardija used
Saitama Stadium 2002
, often called or simply , is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Currently, J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for home games. It is the largest football-specific stadium in Jap ...
and
Urawa Komaba Stadium
The is an athletic stadium in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Japan. It accommodates 21,500 spectators.
It was formerly known as Saitama Urawa Komaba Stadium (さいたま市駒場スタジアム). Since May 2012, it has been called Urawa Komaba Stadium.
U ...
until works were complete.
From 14 May 2007 it would be called to reflect a six-year sponsorship from (JODV-FM, 79.5 MHz), an
independent commercial radio station based in Ōmiya-ku and covering Saitama Prefecture.
The expansion works were complete in October 2007 and since it accommodates 15,500 spectators.
On 11 November, the re-opening match was held as a J. League season match between the Ardija and
Oita Trinita (1-2).
A fun fact about the stadium is that this is the venue for the High School National Championships on the football manga-anime "Captain Tsubasa"
References
1964 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 133.
Omiya Ardija stadium
External links
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Football venues in Japan
Omiya Ardija
Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic football venues
Sports venues in Saitama (city)
Sports venues completed in 1960
1960 establishments in Japan
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