Changwon is the capital and largest city of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, and the 11th largest city of the country.
The KBO League, officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team, having won 11 of the 40 championships.
Populous, legally Populous Holdings, Inc., is a global architectural and design practice specializing in sports facilities, arenas and convention centers, as well as the planning and design of major special events.
Masan is an administrative region of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae. Masan was redistricted as two districts within Changwon, Masanhappo-gu and Masanhoewon-gu. On 31 December 2012, the population of the districts combined was 406,893.
The Changwon Stadium is a group of sports facilities in Changwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Changwon Stadium, Changwon Gymnasium and a swimming pool.
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.
Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located in Changwon. Gyeongnam FC was founded in 2006 and joined the K League as its 14th club for the 2006 season.
Korea New Network (KNN) is the biggest regional free-to-air commercial broadcasting station based in Centum City, a high-tech media development complex within Haeundae in Busan, South Korea. KNN is affiliated with SBS. It was originally founded in April 1994 as Pusan Broadcasting Corporation (PSB). It had first begun its demo transmissions upon its establishment in April, and later on September 7 the same year it had begun its test transmissions, and then commenced its official broadcasts on May 14, 1995. As of 2011 its own programs make up to 35 percent of all programs.
Japan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea from September 29, 2002 to October 14, 2002. This country was ranked 3rd with 44 gold medals, 74 silver medals and 72 bronze medals with a total of 190 medals to secure its third spot in the medal tally.
The Gocheok Sky Dome is a domed baseball stadium located in Gocheok-dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO club Kiwoom Heroes. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators for baseball games. The stadium replaced Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium and opened on 15 September 2015. It also serves as a concert venue, with a capacity for around 25,000 spectators.
The 1994–95 Asian Club Championship was the 14th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.
Masan Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Changwon, South Korea. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 11,000. The KBO League club Lotte Giants played a handful of their home games in this stadium each season as their secondary stadium until 2011. Masan Baseball Stadium was the home stadium of the NC Dinos between 2012 and 2018, when they moved to the newly built Changwon Baseball Stadium.
The Changwon Football Centre Stadium is a football-specific stadium and training ground in Changwon, South Korea. Built in 2009, it is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,071 spectators.
The NC Dinos are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Changwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Since 2019, their home stadium is Changwon NC Park. NC Dinos are owned by video game developer NCSoft Corporation.
The 2011 Korea National League Championship was the eighth competition of the Korea National League Championship.
The women's football tournament at the 2002 Asian Games was held from 2 October to 11 October 2002 in Busan, South Korea.
The 2019 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 4 March to 29 May 2019. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League. The postponement of Group A fixture between Zob Ahan and Al-Nassr made the group stage conclude a week behind schedule.
The 2020 KBO League season, also known by naming rights sponsorship as 2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, was the 39th season in the history of the KBO League.
The 1993 President's Cup International Football Tournament was the 20th competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 19 to 28 June 1993, and was won by Egypt for the first time.
The Latta Park Baseball Field was a ballpark located in Latta Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its capacity was approximately 1,000 for baseball.
