Busan Asiad Main Stadium (original) (raw)
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Multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea
Asiad Main Stadium
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| Location | 344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea |
| Owner | Busan Metropolitan City Hall |
| Operator | Busan Metropolitan City Sports Facility Management Office |
| Capacity | 53,769 |
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| Opened | September 2001 |
| Construction cost | 226.9 billion won |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 2 June 2002 |  Paraguay |
2–2 |  South Africa |
Group B |
| 4 June 2002 |  South Korea |
2–0 |  Poland |
Group D |
| 6 June 2002 |  France |
0–0 |  Uruguay |
Group A |
- Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)
- Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in English)
- World Stadiums
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| Preceded byRajamangala Stadium Bangkok | Asian Games Football tournamentFinal Venue 2002 | Succeeded byJassim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha |
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