Busan Asiad Main Stadium

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.

Asiad Main Stadium
Location344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
Capacity53,769
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2001
Construction cost226.9 billion won
Tenants
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
2 June 2002 Paraguay2–2 South AfricaGroup B
4 June 2002 South Korea2–0 PolandGroup D
6 June 2002 France0–0 UruguayGroup A

35°11′24.0″N 129°03′29.6″E

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