The Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, nicknamed Big Crown Stadium, is a football stadium in

Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...

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. It is home to the

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. The stadium was built from 18 December 1998 to 28 April 2001 and its total cost was 151.4 billion won (US$116.5 million). Located in a major industrial city, the Ulsan Munsu football Stadium contains both mechanical and environment-friendly imagery. The overall shape of the stadium is in the shape of skull crown that symbolizes

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and

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. The stadium has three floors and 2 basement floors and a

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of 44,102. There is also an auxiliary stadium with 2,590 seats. Next to the stadium is Munsu Park with a lake, a fountain and bicycle courses, lakeside square. It replaced

Ulsan Complex Stadium Ulsan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Ulsan Sports Complex, Ulsan, South Korea. Originally, there was Ulsan Civic Stadium at the same location which opened in 1970. The original stadium was demolished in 2003 and replaced with Ulsan ...

. The venue hosted several

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matches.

International matches

2002 FIFA World Cup

References

External links

Official Site

Ulsan Sports Facilities Management Center

Ulsan Hyundai FC Official Site

Stadium picture

World Stadiums
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International matches

See also

References

External links