Home's Stadium Kobe

Misaki Park Stadium (Kobe Wing Stadium)
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Full name	Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium
Former names	Kobe Wing Stadium (2001-2007) Home's Stadium Kobe (2007-2013)
Location	Kobe, Japan
Coordinates	34°39′24.15″N 135°10′8.27″E / 34.6567083°N 135.1689639°E / 34.6567083; 135.1689639Coordinates: 34°39′24.15″N 135°10′8.27″E / 34.6567083°N 135.1689639°E / 34.6567083; 135.1689639
Opened	2001
Owner	Kobe City
Operator	Kobe Wing Stadium Co.,Ltd.
Surface	Grass
Capacity	30,132[1]
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m
Tenants
Vissel Kobe (J. League) Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (Top League)

Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium (神戸市御崎公園球技場), nicknamed Kobe Wing Stadium (神戸ウイングスタジアム, Kōbe Uingu Sutajiamu), called Noevir Stadium Kobe for the J. League association football events and the rugby football Top League events, is a football stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan. The stadium's capacity is 30,132. This stadium, which features a retractable roof, is the home ground of J. League club Vissel Kobe and the rugby union Top League team Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.

In 1970, Kobe Central Stadium (神戸市立中央競技場) was opened at the site of Kobe Keirin Track. It was the first football stadium in Japan to be able to play games at night because of the night lighting.

2002 FIFA World Cup

To host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium　was renovated for the removable roof. Kobe Wing Stadium was opened in November 2001 with the capacity of 42,000.

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
2002-06-05	Russia	2-0	Tunisia	Group H
2002-06-07	Sweden	2-1	Nigeria	Group E
2002-06-17	Brazil	2-0	Belgium	Round of 16

Reopened in 2003, Kobe Wing Stadium became the home of the Vissel Kobe football club.

Because of the naming rights by Next Co., Ltd. (the owner of the real estate website named "HOME'S"), the stadium was named "Home's Stadium Kobe" on March 1, 2007.

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External links

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• (Japanese) Official website