Former names | Incheon World Cup Stadium |
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Location | 482, Munhak-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea |
Public transit | Incheon Subway : at Munhak Sports Complex |
Operator | SK Wyverns |
Capacity | 49,084 [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 20, 1994 |
Opened | February 25, 2002 |
Construction cost | 125.2 billion won |
Architect | Adome Architects & Engineers Inc. |
Tenants | |
Incheon United (2004–2011) Incheon Korail (2012–2013) |
The Incheon Munhak Stadium (a.k.a Incheon World Cup Stadium or Munhak Stadium) is a sports complex in Incheon, South Korea and includes a multi-purpose stadium, a baseball park, and other sports facilities.
Incheon Munhak Stadium, initially named Incheon World Cup Stadium, was Incheon United's home stadium from 2004 to 2011. It hosted three group stage matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships and the football matches during the 2014 Asian Games, [2] as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Para Games. [3] [4] In November 2018, the stadium hosted the 2018 League of Legends World Championship final. [5]
Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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9 June 2002 | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Turkey | Group C |
11 June 2002 | Denmark | 2–0 | France | Group A |
14 June 2002 | Portugal | 0–1 | South Korea | Group D |
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