Busan Asiad Stadium

Asiad Main Stadium
Location 1459, Goeje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
Opened July 2001
Construction cost 226,9 billion won
Capacity 53,864
Tenants
Busan I'Park (K-League) (2003-present)
2002 Asian Games
2002 FIFA World Cup

Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a multi-purpose 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 the Busan I'Park of the Korea Professional Football League (K-League).

2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
2002-06-02  Paraguay 2-2  South Africa Group B
2002-06-04  South Korea 2-0  Poland Group D
2002-06-06  France 0-0  Uruguay Group A

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Preceded by
Rajmangala Stadium
Bangkok
Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue

2002
Succeeded by
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Doha