Ōita Bank Dome

Ōita Bank Dome
Big Eye
Former names Ōita Stadium, Big Eye
Kyushu Oil Dome (2006-2010)
Location Ōita, Japan
Broke ground 1998
Opened 2001
Owner Ōita Prefecture
Operator Daisen Co., Ltd.
Surface Grass
Construction cost yen ¥ 25 billion
Architect Kisho Kurokawa
General Contractor Takenaka Corporation etc.
Capacity 40,000
Field dimensions 105 x 68 m
Tenants
Oita Trinita (2001-present)

Ōita Bank Dome is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.

The stadium is currently called Ōita Bank Dome (大分銀行ドーム Ōita Ginkō Dōmu?), or Daigin Dome (大銀ドーム Daigin Dōmu?) as an abbreviated form, by naming rights. It was formerly called as Kyushu Oil Dome (九州石油ドーム Kyūshū Sekiyu Dōmu?) sponsored by the Kyushu Oil until early 2010. It is primarily used for soccer, and is the home field of J. League club Oita Trinita. It was designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa, and built by KT Group, Takenaka Corporation.

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History

Ōita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000.

The stadium hosted 3 games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup;

First Round matches

Round-of-16 match

Features

Ōita Stadium has a retractable dome roof with roof system driven by a wire traction system.

Other Features of the stadium:

See also

Other domed football stadiums in Japan:

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