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Seoul World Cup Stadium

Football stadium in Seoul, South Korea

Summary

Football stadium in Seoul, South Korea

Field	Value
name	Seoul World Cup Stadium
nickname	Sangam Stadium
image	AFC Champions League Final 1st leg.jpg
location	240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
broke_ground
opened
public_transit	Seoul Metropolitan Subway:
at
owner	Seoul Metropolitan Government
operator	Seoul Facilities Management Corporation
surface	Kentucky Bluegrass
construction_cost	US $185 million
architect	Ryu Choon-soo
structural_engineer	Geiger Engineers
tenants	South Korea national football team
FC Seoul (2001–present)
capacity	66,704

at FC Seoul (2001–present)

The Seoul World Cup Stadium (), the Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened on November 10, 2001. It is currently the second largest stadium in South Korea after Seoul Olympic Stadium, and is the 2nd largest rectangular stadium in Asia. It was designed to represent the image of a traditional Korean kite. The stadium has a capacity of 66,704 seats, including 816 seats for VIP, 754 seats for press and 75 private Sky Box rooms, each with a capacity for 12 to 29 persons. Due to table seats installation, capacity was reduced from 66,806 seats to 66,704 seats in February 2014. Since the World Cup it has been managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation (SMFMC). FC Seoul moved to the Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2004.

Design

The Seoul World Cup Stadium, the 2nd largest football-specific stadium in Asia, proudly exhibits its Korean roots. The roof has the unique shape of a traditional Korean kite, is 50 meters high, is supported by 16 masts, and covers 90% of the stadium's seats. Clad with fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing its looks as if it is made out of hanji – traditional Korean paper. At nighttime, illuminations bathe the stadium in a warm, soft light, much like the light shining through the paper of a traditional Korean lamp.

Notable football events

2002 FIFA World Cup

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

Date	Result	Round
31 May 2002	0–1	Group A (opening match)
13 June 2002	3–0	Group C
25 June 2002	1–0	Semi-finals

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the main venue of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date	Result	Round
9 September 2007	1–2	Third place match
9 September 2007	0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 pen.)	Final

2013 AFC Champions League Final

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the first leg venue of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. Damjanović Gao Lin

Tenants

The home of Korea Republic national football team since 2001.
The home of K League 1 club FC Seoul since 2004.

Events

2004: Sangam CGV Multiplex Cinema in the World Cup Mall at the Stadium was used as the filming location for Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)'s drama Lovers in Paris. It was used as the cinema CSV of Baek Seung-kyung, Ki-joo's ex-wife, played by Park Shin-yang, also where Tae-young, played by Kim Jung-eun, worked and had the pajama party.
4th, 5th, and 6th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE), from 2007 to 2009.
2009 Dream Concert – 10 October 2009
2010 Dream Concert – 22 May 2010
2011 Dream Concert – 28 May 2011
2012 Dream Concert – 12 May 2012
Psy's Happening Concert – 13 April 2013
2013 Dream Concert – 11 May 2013
2014 Dream Concert's 20th Anniversary: I Love Korea – 7 June 2014
SM Town Live World Tour IV – 15 August 2014
2014 League of Legends World Championship finals – 19 October 2014
2015 I Love Korea Dream Concert – 23 May 2015
70th anniversary of Independence I Am Korea Concert – 15 August 2015
Sechs Kies's Reunion Concert – 14 April 2016
2016 I Love Korea Dream Concert – 4 June 2016
Big Bang concert 0.TO.10 – 20 August 2016
2017 Dream Concert – 3 June 2017
G-Dragon concert – Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour – 10 June 2017
SM Town Live World Tour VI – 8 July 2017
2018 Dream Concert – 12 May 2018
2019 Dream Concert – 18 May 2019
BTS pre-recorded performance for the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards – 6 December 2020
Host closing ceremony of 25th World Jamboree 2023 – 11 August 2023
Seventeen – Follow Tour encore – 28–29 April 2024
Lim Young-woong concert – IM HERO - THE STADIUM – 25 and 26 May 2024 https://koreancontentsbox.tistory.com/entry/Lim-Young-Woong-to-Hold-Grand-Concert-IM-HERO-THE-STADIUM-at-Sangam-Seoul-World-Cup-Stadium
IU concert – H.E.R.E.H. World Tour encore – 21–22 September 2024

References

"Doopedia". Terms.naver.com.
[http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/stadium.jsp "Stadium Profile at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation"] ''SMFMC''. Retrieved March 14, 2016
link. (2010-06-12 ''Seoul Tourism Organization''. Retrieved 2011-10-12)
[http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/eng/worldcup/worldcup01.jsp "Stadium Introduction at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation"] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-21 ''SMFMC''. Retrieved 2011-10-12)
link. (2016-03-05 ''Visit Korea'')
[http://www.fcseoul.com/en/club/sangam_eng.jsp "Seoul World Cup Stadium page"] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-19 ''FC Seoul''. Retrieved 2011-10-12)
"Korean TV Drama: ''Lovers in Paris''". [[Korea Tourism Organization]].
Lee Yong-sung [http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20070914000030 "Heartthrobs of Asian pop gather in Seoul"] ''Korea Herald''. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2012
[http://english.kofice.or.kr/d40_asia/d40_asia_02_2007y.asp "Asia Song Festival"] {{webarchive. link. (2012-07-16 ''KOFICE''. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2011)
Ryu Seung-yoon [http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20090917000104 "Asia Song Festival to celebrate its 6th anniversary"] ''Korea Herald''. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012
link. (2020-10-30 ''Korea Herald''. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012)
Kim, Jessica. (24 May 2010). "Super Junior performs at "Dream Concert"". 10 Asia.
link. [[The Dong-A Ilbo]]. (27 April 2017)
(10 March 2024). "IU to hold encore concert at the World Cup Stadium in September".

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