The Incheon Munhak Stadium (a.k.a. Incheon World Cup Stadium or Munhak Stadium) is a sports complex in Incheon, South Korea and includes a multi-purpose stadium, a baseball park, and other sports facilities.
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| Former names | Incheon World Cup Stadium |
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| Location | 482, Munhak-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea |
| Public transit | Incheon Subway:  at ‹See TfM›Munhak Sports Complex |
| Owner | Incheon Metropolitan City Hall |
| Operator | SK Wyverns |
| Capacity | 49,084[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 20, 1994 |
| Opened | February 25, 2002 |
| Construction cost | 125.2 billion won |
| Architect | Adome Architects & Engineers Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Incheon United (2004–2011) Incheon Korail (2012–2013) | |
Facilities
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Incheon Munhak Stadium
editIncheon Munhak Stadium, initially named Incheon World Cup Stadium, was Incheon United's home stadium from 2004 to 2011. It hosted three group stage matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships and the football matches during the 2014 Asian Games,[2] as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Para Games.[3][4] In November 2018, the stadium hosted the 2018 League of Legends World Championship final.[5]
2002 World Cup matches played in Munhak Stadium
edit| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 9 June 2002 |  Costa Rica |
1–1 |  Turkey |
Group C |
| 11 June 2002 |  Denmark |
2–0 |  France |
Group A |
| 14 June 2002 |  Portugal |
0–1 |  South Korea |
Group D |
Munhak Baseball Stadium
editThe Munhak Baseball Stadium is the home baseball stadium of the SSG Landers and lies adjacent to the Incheon Munhak Stadium.
References
edit- ^ "World Stadiums - Stadiums in South Korea :: Incheon". Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Incheon Munhak Stadium". Doopedia.
- ^ "Asian Para Games close with spectacular show of traditional dance and music". 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ^ Ibsasport.org. "Asian Para Games up and running in Korea - News - IBSA". www.ibsasport.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ^ Austen Goslin (17 August 2018). "Riot has announced the venues for the 2018 World Championship in South Korea". www.riftherald.com. The Rift Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- 인천 문학 경기장, 시민을 품은 희망의 돛 - Dream stadium of K-League (in Korean)
External links
edit- Incheon Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)
- SK Wyverns Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- Incheon United Official Site (in Korean)
- World Stadiums
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