Suwon World Cup Stadium

Suwon World Cup Stadium
수원월드컵경기장
Big Bird

Entrance
Full name Suwon World Cup Stadium
Location 456, Uman-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Built May 13, 2001
Opened 2001
Operator Suwon
Surface Grass
Capacity
43,959
Field dimensions
425,000 m² (site)
66,595 m² (floorage)
Tenants
Suwon Samsung Bluewings

The Suwon World Cup Stadium(수원 월드컵 경기장), which seats 43,288,[1] in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League football side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001.

Contents

Gallery

International Matches

The stadium is famous for hosting several international matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held in Suwon World Cup Stadium.

2000–01 Asian Club Championship
Final
May 26, 2001
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Júbilo Iwata Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Sandro Cardoso  15'
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
First round
30 May 2001
19:30 UTC+9
 Mexico  0 – 2  Australia Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
(Report) Murphy  20'
Skoko  54'
First round
3 June 2001
19:30 UTC+9
 South Korea  1 – 0  Australia Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 42,754
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Hwang Sun-Hong  24' (Report)
Semi-final
7 June 2001
20:00 UTC+9
 France  2 – 1  Brazil Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 34,527
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Pirès  7'
Desailly  54'		 (Report) Ramon  30'
2002 FIFA World Cup
First round
5 June 2002
18:00 UTC+9
 United States  3 – 2  Portugal Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 37,306
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
O'Brien  4'
J. Costa  29' (o.g.)
McBride  36'		 (Report) Beto  39'
Agoos  71' (o.g.)
First round
11 June 2002
15:30 UTC+9
 Senegal  3 – 3  Uruguay Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Fadiga  20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop  26'  38'		 (Report) Morales  46'
Forlán  69'
Recoba  88' (pen.)
First round
13 June 2002
15:30 UTC+9
 Costa Rica  2 – 5  Brazil Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 38,524
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Wanchope  39'
Gómez  56'		 (Report) Ronaldo  10', 13'
Edmílson  38'
Rivaldo  62'
Júnior  64'
Round of 16
16 June 2002
20:30 UTC+9
 Spain  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Republic of Ireland Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 38,926
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Morientes  8' (Report) Robbie Keane  90' (pen.)
  Penalties  
Hierro
Baraja
Juanfran
Valeron
Mendieta		 3 – 2 Robbie Keane
Holland
Connolly
Kilbane
Finnan
2003 Peace Cup
First round
July 17, 2003
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 Kaizer Chiefs Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Kim Do-Hoon  18'
First round
July 20, 2003
 PSV Eindhoven 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Park Ji-Sung  2'
Vennegoor  5'
de Jong  56'
van Bommel  79'		 Chacón  16'
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification — Second Round
18 February 2004
19:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 0  Lebanon Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 28,425
Referee: Maugeb Al-Dosari (Saudi Arabia)
Cha Du-Ri  32'
Cho Byung-Kuk  50'		 Report
Samsung Electronics invitation match
29 July 2004
19:00 UTC+9
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 – 0 FC Barcelona Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Urumov  77' (f.k.)
20 May 2005
19:00 UTC+9
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 – 1 Chelsea Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 43,100
Joe Cole  15'
2005 Peace Cup
First round
July 20, 2005
 Olympique Lyonnais 1 – 1 PSV Eindhoven Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Malouda  48' Robert  37'
First round
July 18, 2005
 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 Mamelodi Sundowns Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Keane  35'  56'
Kanouté  50'		 Chabangu  77'
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round
6 September 2006
UTC+9
 South Korea  8 – 0  Chinese Taipei Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Chandrasiri Arambakade (Sri Lanka)
Seol Ki-Hyeon  4', 43'
Jung Jo-Gook  5', 45+1', 88'
Cho Jae-Jin  64', 83' (pen.)
Kim Do-Heon  78'
2006 Peace Queen Cup
First round
2 November 2006
14:30 UTC+9
 United States  2 – 0  Netherlands Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Tarpley  27'
Whitehill  45+1'
First round
2 November 2006
17:30 UTC+9
 Australia  1 – 2  Denmark Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Munoz  69' Juliussen  13'
Rasmussen  81'
2007 Peace Cup
First round
13 July 2007
20:00 UTC+9
 Reading 0 – 1 River Plate Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Abelairas  28'
First round
19 July 2007
20:00 UTC+9
 Olympique Lyonnais 3 – 1 River Plate Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Benzema  6'
Ben Arfa  24'
Källström  90+3' (pen.)		 Ruben  14'
2008 Peace Queen Cup
First round
14 June 2008
17:15 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 1  New Zealand Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Kwon Ha-Neul  68'
Park Hee-Young  70'		 Yallop  13'
First round
14 June 2008
20:00 UTC+9
 Canada  5 – 0  Argentina Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Matheson  25'
Sinclair  46', 54'
Tancredi  59'
Timko  87' (pen.)
First round
16 June 2008
14:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  1 – 3  Canada Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Kim Su-Yeon  74' Lang  36'
Sinclair  47', 73'
First round
16 June 2008
17:00 UTC+9
 Argentina  0 – 1  New Zealand Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Hearn  7'
First round
18 June 2008
14:00 UTC+9
 New Zealand  0 – 2  Canada Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Sinclair  2'
Lang  52' (pen.)
First round
18 June 2008
17:00 UTC+9
 Argentina  0 – 2  South Korea Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Cha Yun-Hee  27'
Jeon Ga-Eul  84'
Final
21 June 2008
14:00 UTC+9
 Canada  0 – 1  United States Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Hucles  90+2'
Friendly Match
11 October 2008
19:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  3 – 0  Uzbekistan Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 21,194
Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)
Ki Sung-Yueng  3'
Lee Keun-Ho  72', 85'
28 March 2009
19:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 1  Iraq Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 28,710
Referee: Sato Ryuiji (Japan)
Kim Chi-Woo  57'
Lee Keun-Ho  70' (pen.)		 Hwang Jae-Won  52' (o.g.)
Samsung Electronics invitation match
11 July 2010
19:00 UTC+9
 Suwon Bluewings 0 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 24,000
Friendly Match
11 August 2010
20:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 1  Nigeria Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 40,331
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Yoon Bit-Garam  16'
Choi Hyo-Jin  44'		 Odemwingie  26'
2010 Peace Queen Cup
First round
17 October 2010
14:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  0 – 0  New Zealand Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
First round
17 October 2010
17:00 UTC+9
 Australia  3 – 1  Mexico Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
McCallum  26'
Gill  29'
Shipard  63'		 Domínguez  64'
Final
23 October 2010
14:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 1  Australia Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Kim Na-Rae  16'
Jeon Ga-Eul  56'		 Gill  57'

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Suwon Samsung Bluewings F.C. Official Website". Suwon Samsung Bluewings website. http://www.fcbluewings.com/eng/club/club2.asp. Retrieved August 9, 2007. 

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Riyadh		 Asian Club Championship
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