Jamsil Arena

Jamsil Arena
Construction
Jamsil Arena in 2015
Coordinates	37°30′59″N 127°04′33″E / 37.516364°N 127.075958°E / 37.516364; 127.075958Coordinates: 37°30′59″N 127°04′33″E / 37.516364°N 127.075958°E / 37.516364; 127.075958
Operator	City of Seoul
Capacity	11,069
Broke ground	December 1976
Opened	18 April 1979
Tenants
Seoul Samsung Thunders (2001–present) Seoul SK Knights (2001–2004) 1988 Summer Olympic Games

Korean name
Hangul	잠실체육관
Hanja	蠶室體育館
Revised Romanization	Jamsil Che-yukgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Chamsil Ch'eyukkwan

Jamsil Arena (Hangul: 잠실체육관), also known as Jamsil Indoor Stadium, is an indoor sporting arena. It is part of Seoul Sports Complex, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 11,069 and was built from December 1976 to April 1979. The Seoul Samsung Thunders are the tenants.

Events

It hosted the basketball events and volleyball final of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

It has also been used to host various entertainment events, to include World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events and concerts, by Iron Maiden, Alicia Keys, Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus, and Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel, among others.

Sting kicked off the Asian leg of his Symphonicities Tour here on January 11, 2011, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.^[1]
Kim Junsu: XIA 1st World Tour Concert – 19 May 2012^[2]
Wonder Girls: Wonder World Tour – 7 July 2012^[3]
2PM: 2PM Live Tour in Seoul – "What Time Is It" – The Grand Finale – 21 and 22 June 2013^[4]
23rd Seoul Music Awards – 23 January 2014
Super Junior: SUPER SHOW 6 – 19, 20 and 21 September 2014^[5]
FNC Kingdom in Seoul: FT Island, CNBLUE, Juniel, N.Flying, AOA – 2 & 3 May 2015^[6]
APINK: Apink 2nd Concert "Pink Island" – 22 and 23 August 2015 ^[7]
CNBLUE 2015 CNBLUE LIVE [COME TOGETHER] in Seoul – 24 and 25 October 2015

References

↑ http://www.scarlet.nl/~gugten/tour-s11.htm
↑ "JYJ Junsu's 1st Asia Tour in Seoul". KBS Global. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
↑ "Wonder Girls : WONDER WORLD TOUR in SEOUL 2012". KBS Global. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
↑ "2PM LIVE TOUR in SEOUL "What Time Is It" - The Grand Finale". KBS Global. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
↑ SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR - SUPER SHOW 6 IN SEOUL
↑ http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003057562
↑ Apink 2nd Concert in Seoul

1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164.

KBL venues · 2015–16

Anyang Gymnasium (Anyang KGC) Changwon Gymnasium (Changwon LG Sakers) Dongchun Gymnasium (Ulsan Mobis Phoebus) Goyang Gymnasium (Goyang Orions) Jamsil Arena (Seoul Samsung Thunders) Jamsil Students' Gymnasium (Seoul SK Knights) Jeonju Gymnasium (Jeonju KCC Egis) Sajik Arena (Busan KT Sonicboom) Samsan World Gymnasium (Incheon ET Land Elephants) Wonju Gymnasium (Wonju Dongbu Promy)

Seoul Samsung Thunders

Formerly the Samsung Electronics Basketball Club and the Suwon Samsung Thunders Founded in 1978 Based in Seoul

The Franchise	Franchise Team History All-Time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Suwon Gymnasium Jamsil Arena

Coaches	Kim Dong-Kwang

Retired Numbers	10

Rivals	Seoul SK Knights Changwon LG Sakers

KBL Championships (2)	2000–01 2005–06

Seasons (17)	1997 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics

Seoul Sports Complex	Jamsil Baseball Stadium Jamsil Gymnasium Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Olympic Stadium

Olympic Park	Mongchontoseong Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Olympic Gymnastics Arena Olympic Tennis Center Olympic Velodrome Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium

New venues	Busan Yachting Center Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site Hanyang University Gymnasium Saemaul Sports Hall Sangmu Gymnasium Seoul Equestrian Park Seoul National University Gymnasium Suwon Gymnasium

Football venues	Busan Stadium Daegu Stadium Daejeon Stadium Dongdaemun Stadium Gwangju Stadium

Existing venues	Hwarang Archery Field Jangchung Gymnasium Royal Bowling Center Seongnam Stadium Taenung International Shooting Range Tongillo Road Course

Olympic venues in basketball

1936: Tennis Courts, Tennis Stadium (final) 1948: Harringay Arena 1952: Messuhalli (final), Tennis Palace 1956: West Melbourne Stadium, Royal Exhibition Building (final) 1960: Palazzo dello Sport (final), Palazzetto dello Sport 1964: National Gymnasium 1968: Juan Escutia Sports Palace 1972: Basketballhalle 1976: Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal Forum (final) 1980: CSKA Palace of Sports, Indoor Stadium (final) 1984: The Forum 1988: Jamsil Gymnasium 1992: Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona 1996: Georgia Dome (final), Morehouse College Gymnasium 2000: Sydney SuperDome (final), The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004: Hellinikon Indoor Arena, Olympic Indoor Hall (final) 2008: Wukesong Indoor Stadium 2012: Basketball Arena, North Greenwich Arena¹ 2016: Olympic Training Center – Arena 1 2020: Saitama Super Arena NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

Olympic venues in volleyball

1964 Komazawa Volleyball Courts, Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final) 1968 Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace, Revolution Ice Rink 1972 Volleyballhalle 1976 Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre 1980 Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final) 1984 Long Beach Arena 1988 Hanyang University Gymnasium, Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall 1992 Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron 1996 Clayton County International Park (2-man), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum 2000 Bondi Beach, Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 2004 Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, Peace and Friendship Stadium 2008 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground 2012 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Horse Guards Parade 2016 Copacabana Beach, Maracanãzinho

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