Busan Asiad Main Stadium

Asiad Main Stadium
Interactive map of Asiad Main Stadium
Location344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
OwnerBusan Metropolitan City Hall
OperatorBusan Metropolitan City Sports Facility Management Office
Capacity53,769
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2001
Cost
226.9 billion won
Tenant
Busan IPark

Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Korean: 부산아시아드주경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,769. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the venue of athletics events during the games. It is the home venue of the K League club Busan IPark.

2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
2 June 2002 Paraguay2–2 South AfricaGroup B25,186
4 June 2002 South Korea2–0 PolandGroup D48,760
6 June 2002 France0–0 UruguayGroup A38,289

35°11′24.0″N 129°03′29.6″E / 35.190000°N 129.058222°E / 35.190000; 129.058222