| Daegu Stadium | |
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| Blue Arc | |
| Full name | Daegu Stadium |
| Former names | Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Location | San 29, Nobyeon-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea |
| Broke ground | 29 July 1997 |
| Opened | 28 June 2001 |
| Owner | DaeGu Metropolitan City |
| Operator | Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center |
| Surface | Grass, Tartan track |
| Construction cost | 265 million USD |
| Architect | Kang Cheol-Hee, Idea Image Institute of Architects (IIIA) |
| Structural engineer | Substructure: Seoul Structure, Roof: WS Atkins |
| General Contractor | Samsung |
| Capacity | 66,422 |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m (Running track: 400 m x 8 lane, 100 m x 9 lane) |
| Tenants | |
| FIFA World Cup (2002) Daegu F.C. (2003–present) 22nd Summer Universiade (2003) 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2011) |
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| Daegu Stadium | |
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| Hangul | 대구월드컵경기장 |
| Hanja | 大邱월드컵競技場 |
| Revised Romanization | Daegu Woldeukeop Gyeoggijang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taegu Wŏldŭkŏp Kyŏnggijang |
Daegu Stadium,[1] aka Blue Arc is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 65,754 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It's located approximately 11 km or 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport. It is managed by the Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center.
It was one of the host venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the main stadium for the 2003 Summer Universiade[2] and the main venue of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. It is the home stadium for Daegu FC of the Korea Professional Soccer League (K-League).[3][4]
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The construction was completed in May 2001 at a cost of 265,000,000 USD. The roof was engineered by the international consultancy WS Atkins. The roof is in two sections, each with an inclined trussed steel arch spanning 273m for a rise of only 28.7m, and propped by 13 secondary arches off a perimeter second "arch" that is supported by raking columns.[5] The total roof steel weight is 4,350t. The roof cladding is a PTFE coated glass reinforced fabric canopy. The modelling (form-finding) and analysis of the tensile roof was performed by Tensys.[6] Wind tunnel studies were carried out by BMT Limited to assess the wind loading on the roof.
The stadium is the largest stadium in South Korea at 2002 FIFA World Cup and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
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| 2002-06-06 | Denmark | 1–1 | Senegal | Group A |
| 2002-06-08 | Slovenia | 0–1 | South Africa | Group B |
| 2002-06-10 | South Korea | 1–1 | United States | Group D |
| 2002-06-29 | South Korea | 2–3 | Turkey | Third Place |
Daegu World Cup Stadium hosts the Daegu Marathon annually in April of each year.
The stadium was also the venue for the 8th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2011.[7]
| Preceded by Olympiastadion Berlin |
IAAF World Championships in Athletics Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow |
| Preceded by Workers Stadium Beijing |
Summer Universiade Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2003 |
Succeeded by İzmir Atatürk Stadium İzmir |
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