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Busan Asiad Main Stadium

Coordinates: 35°11′24.0″N 129°03′29.6″E / 35.190000°N 129.058222°E / 35.190000; 129.058222
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Asiad Main Stadium
Map
Location344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
Capacity53,769
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2001
Construction cost226.9 billion won
Tenants
Busan IPark

Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Korean부산아시아드주경기장) 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
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
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Events and tenants
Preceded by Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue

2002
Succeeded by

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