The Incheon Munhak Stadium (also known as 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.
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; 28 years ago (1994-07-20) |
Opened | February 25, 2002; 20 years ago (2002-02-25) |
Construction cost | 125.2 billion won |
Architect | Adome Architects & Engineers Inc. |
Tenants | |
Incheon United (2004–2011) Incheon Korail (2012–2013) |
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 |
The Munhak Baseball Stadium is the home baseball stadium of the SK Wyverns and lies adjacent to the Incheon Munhak Stadium.
Preceded by | Asian Athletics Championships Venue 2005 |
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Preceded by | Asian Games Football tournament Final Venue 2014 |
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Preceded by Beijing National Stadium Beijing |
League of Legends World Championship Final Venue 2018 |
Succeeded by AccorHotels Arena Paris |
2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums | |
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South Korea |
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Japan |
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