is a

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. It has a

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History

It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the

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club

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. The stadium is football-specific, which gives matches an authentic football aura; however, its location outside

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makes it impractical for consolidating the club's fan base in its billed hometown. It is also used by Toyota Verblitz, a

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team in the Japan Rugby League One. Its roof is unique in that it folds much like an

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; however, the roof has never been closed since 2015 due to extra costs for maintenance. Toyota Stadium is one of the venues of the

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(formerly the Toyota Cup). The stadium was also used as one of the venues for

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, the first

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to be held in Asia. During the Rugby World Cup, the stadium was referred to as "City of Toyota Stadium" due to concerns under

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rules that the stadium's name could be interpreted as

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by car manufacturer

(while the city is named after the company due to it being the location of its headquarters, Toyota does not sponsor the stadium).

Football international matches

2019 Rugby World Cup matches

References

External links

Official Website

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History

Football international matches

2019 Rugby World Cup matches

See also

References

External links