Busan Asiad Stadium

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The Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in Busan, Republic of Korea, that was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches in the 2002 Football World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,864. The Stadium also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games, and was also the site of athletics events during the Busan Asiad of 2002.

It is the home stadium for Busan I'Park of the Korea Professional Football League (K-League).

[edit] 2002 World Cup Matches at the stadium

  • First Round Matches
    • 02 June 2002 – Paraguay 2, South Africa 2
    • 04 June 2002 – Korea Republic 2, Poland 0
    • 06 June 2002 – France 0, Uruguay 0

Coordinates: 35°11′24.0″N, 129°03′29.6″E


Venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan
South Korea
Busan | Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju | Incheon | Jeju | Jeonju | Seoul | Suwon | Ulsan
Japan
Kashima | Kobe | Miyagi | Niigata | Ōita | Osaka | Saitama | Sapporo | Shizuoka | Yokohama