Sungui Arena Park | |
Location | Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea |
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Coordinates | 37°27′56″N126°38′37″E / 37.4656°N 126.6435°E |
Capacity | 20,891 |
Surface | Natural Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 5, 2008 |
Opened | March 11, 2012 |
Construction cost | $110 million |
Tenants | |
Incheon United (2012–present) 2014 Asian Games |
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The stadium was one of the venues for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [2]
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