Nagai Stadium
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| Location |  Osaka, Japan |
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| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Expanded | 1996 |
| Owner | Osaka City |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Cerezo Osaka (1996-present) 2007 World Championships in Athletics |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Field dimensions | 107 x 71 m |
Nagai Stadium (大阪市 長居陸上競技場 Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō?) is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium's capacity is 50,000.
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[edit] History
Nagai Stadium was opened in 1964, its capacity was 23,000, and the opening game was the football match at 1964 Summer Olympics. The capacity expanded to 50,000 in 1996, for the 52nd National Sports Festival of Japan in 1997.
The stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
First Round
Quarter-final
- June 22: Senegal 0 - 1 Turkey (after extra time)
Nagai stadium also played host to the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
[edit] Access
- Approx. 5-minute walk from Tsurugaoka Station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line.
- Approx. 5-minute walk from Nagai Station on the JR West Hanwa Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- WorldStadiums.com entry
- (Japanese) Official site
| Preceded by Helsinki Olympic Stadium Helsinki |
IAAF World Championships in Athletics Venue 2007 |
Succeeded by Olympiastadion Berlin |
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