Daejeon Hanbat Stadium

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Daejeon Hanbat Stadium (Korean: 대전 한밭 종합운동장) is a football (soccer) stadium in Daejeon, South Korea. It is mainly is used for football (soccer) and was the home ground for the Daejeon Citizen team before Daejeon World Cup Stadium opened in 2001. The stadium has a capacity of 20,618 people and opened in 1964.

Hanbat is the original Korean name of the city of Daejeon. Han means Big and Bat means Field, hence the name of the city where the stadium rests today is a transliteration of the hanja Dae (big) and Jeon (field).

Coordinates: 36°18′58″N 127°25′54″E / 36.316145, 127.431632