Saitama Stadium
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| Saitama Stadium 2002 | |
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| Saisuta | |
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| Location |  Saitama, Japan |
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| Opened | October, 2001 |
| Owner | Saitama Prefecture |
| Operator | Saitama Prefectural Park Association |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Urawa Red Diamonds(2001-present) |
| Capacity | 63,700 |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m |
Saitama Stadium 2002 (埼玉スタジアム2002 Saitama Sutajiamu Nimarumaruni?), often called Saitama Stadium (埼玉スタジアム Saitama Sutajiamu?) or simply Saisuta (埼スタ?), is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Currently J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds uses this stadium as its home ground in addition to Urawa Komaba Stadium.
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[edit] Location
Transport: Approx. a 15 ~ 20 min. walk from Urawa-Misono Station on the Saitama Railway Line : Saitama Railway Co.). (Accessing Saitama Stadium by Train by Saitama Railway Co.)
[edit] History
Built by Azusa Sekkei to host matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, construction was completed in September 2001. The stadium holds 63,700 people, although for segregation reasons league games hosted at the ground have a reduced capacity of 62,300.
In 2002 FIFA World Cup, Saitama Studium hosted four matches, including co-host Japan's first match against Belgium.
First Round
- June 6, 2002: Cameroon 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia
Semi Final;
In 2005-2007 J. League seasons Reds' Saitama Derby rival Omiya Ardija hosted matches here along with Urawa Komaba due to expansion of its home Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium.
[edit] Features
- Building Area: 54,420m²
- Total Floor Area: 62,674m²
- Covered Area: 29,000m²
- Stand Inclination: Max. 30 degree angle
[edit] External links
- Worldstadiums entry
- (Japanese) Official website
- (English) Saitama Soccer Stadium
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