Ōita Bank Dome

Ōita Stadium
Big Eye
Former names Ōita Stadium, Big Eye
Kyushu Oil Dome (2006-2010)
Location Japan Ōita, Japan
Coordinates 33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E / 33.20056°N 131.65750°E / 33.20056; 131.65750Coordinates: 33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E / 33.20056°N 131.65750°E / 33.20056; 131.65750
Owner Ōita Prefecture
Operator Daisen Co., Ltd.
Capacity 40,000[1] (former 3,000 movable seats were removed)
Field size 105 x 68 m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 1998
Opened 2001
Construction cost ¥25 billion
Architect Kisho Kurokawa
General contractor Takenaka Corporation etc.
Tenants
Oita Trinita

Ōita Stadium 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 Co. until early 2010. It is primarily used for football, 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.

History

Ōita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000. But after 2002 FIFA World Cup ended, 3,000 movable seats in front of the ground were removed, so its current capacity is 40,000 .

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

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
2002-06-10Tunisia Tunisia1–1Belgium BelgiumGroup H
2002-06-13Mexico Mexico1–1Italy ItalyGroup G
2002-06-16Sweden Sweden1–2 (a.e.t.)Senegal SenegalRound Of 16

Future Events

The stadium has been announced as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup which will be the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia.[2]

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:

The stadium was featured in a documentary TV series Big, Bigger, Biggest.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/japan/oita-bank-dome/
  2. ↑ "World Rugby approves revised Japan 2019 hosting roadmap". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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