Suwon Sports Complex

Suwon Sports Complex
수원종합운동장
Full name Suwon Sports Complex Main Stadium
Location 775, Jowon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Coordinates 37°17′52″N 127°00′41″E / 37.29778°N 127.01139°E / 37.29778; 127.01139
Owner City of Suwon
Operator Suwon City Facilities Management Corporation
Capacity 11,808
Surface Grass
Construction
Built October 1971
Opened 1971
Renovated 2007, 2011
Tenants
Yukong Elephants (1987–1990)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1996–2001)
Suwon FC (2003–present)
Suwon FMC (2009–present)

Suwon Sports Complex (Korean: 수원종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium (main facility), Suwon Baseball Stadium, Suwon Gymnasium and so on.

Facilities

Main Stadium

It is multi-purpose stadium and currently used mostly for football matches, built in 1971, has a capacity of 11,808 seats and was home of South Korean premier football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings until 2002 when the new stadium was built.[1][2]

Suwon Baseball Stadium

Suwon Gymnasium

The gymnasium, with a capacity of 5,145, was built in 1963 and hosted the handball events of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "제 7탄 수원종합운동장 1". K-League. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  2. ↑ "제7탄 수원종합운동장 2". K-League. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988" (PDF). Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

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Coordinates: 37°17′52″N 127°00′41″E / 37.297647°N 127.01133°E / 37.297647; 127.01133

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