Suwon World Cup Stadium

Suwon World Cup Stadium
수원월드컵경기장
Construction
Big Bird Stadium


Full name	Suwon World Cup Stadium
Location	456, Uman-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Coordinates	37°17′10.6″N 127°02′12.8″E / 37.286278°N 127.036889°E / 37.286278; 127.036889
Owner	Gyeonggi-do
Operator	Suwon World Cup Stadium Management Foundation
Capacity	43,959
Field size	425,000 m² (site) 66,595 m² (floorage)
Surface	Grass
Built	May 13, 2001
Opened	2001^[1]
Architect	Samoo Architects & Engineers
Tenants
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2001–present) Suwon FC (2014)

The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장), which seats 43,959,^[2] in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K League Classic football side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001.

International matches

Here is a list of notable international matches held at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

2000–01 Asian Club Championship

Final
May 26, 2001

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Júbilo Iwata
Sandro Cardoso 15'

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Mexico v Australia

First round
30 May 2001
19:30 UTC+9

Mexico	0–2	Australia
	(Report)	Murphy 20' Skoko 54'

Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

South Korea v Australia

First round
3 June 2001
19:30 UTC+9

South Korea	1–0	Australia
Hwang Sun-hong 24'	(Report)

Attendance: 42,754
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)

France v Brazil

Semi-final
7 June 2001
20:00 UTC+9

France	2–1	Brazil
Pirès 7' Desailly 54'	(Report)	Ramon 30'

Attendance: 34,527
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Friendly Match

South Korea v France

26 May 2002
UTC+9

South Korea	2–3	France
Park Ji-sung 26' Seol Ki-hyeon 41'		Trezeguet 16' Dugarry 53' Leboeuf 90'

Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

2002 FIFA World Cup

United States v Portugal

First round
5 June 2002
18:00 UTC+9

United States	3–2	Portugal
O'Brien 4' J. Costa 29' (o.g.) McBride 36'	(Report)	Beto 39' Agoos 71' (o.g.)

Attendance: 37,306
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Senegal v Uruguay

First round
11 June 2002
15:30 UTC+9

Senegal	3–3	Uruguay
Fadiga 20' (pen.) Bouba Diop 26' 38'	(Report)	Morales 46' Forlán 69' Recoba 88' (pen.)

Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Costa Rica v Brazil

First round
13 June 2002
15:30 UTC+9

Costa Rica	2–5	Brazil
Wanchope 39' Gómez 56'	(Report)	Ronaldo 10', 13' Edmílson 38' Rivaldo 62' Júnior 64'

Attendance: 38,524
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Spain v Republic of Ireland

Round of 16
16 June 2002
20:30 UTC+9

Spain	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Republic of Ireland
Morientes 8'	(Report)	Robbie Keane 90' (pen.)
	Penalties
Hierro Baraja Juanfran Valeron Mendieta	3–2	Robbie Keane Holland Connolly Kilbane Finnan

Attendance: 38,926
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Gallery

Suwon Bluewings supporters "GRAND BLEU"
Auxiliary Pitch
Cafeteria
Left side of the stadium
Right side of the stadium
Entrance

Notes

↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/korea/suwon-world-cup-stadium/
↑ "Suwon Samsung Bluewings Official Website". Suwon Samsung Bluewings website. Retrieved August 9, 2007.

References

‘빅 버드’, 푸른 날개의 ★ 꿈 - Dream stadium of K-League (Korean)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suwon World Cup Stadium.

Official website (Korean) (English)
Official Twitter (Korean)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Official website (Korean) (English)
World Stadiums

Coordinates: 37°17′10.6″N 127°02′12.8″E / 37.286278°N 127.036889°E / 37.286278; 127.036889

Preceded by King Fahd Stadium Riyadh	Asian Club Championship Final Venue 2001	Succeeded by Azadi Stadium Tehran
Preceded by North Harbour Stadium Auckland	FIFA U-20 World Cup Final Venue 2017	Succeeded by TBA

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Founded in 1995 Based in Suwon, Gyeonggi

The Club	History Players Managers Academy Asia Records Current season

Home Stadium	Suwon Sports Complex Main Stadium (1996–2001) Suwon World Cup Stadium (2001–present)

Training Ground	Hwaseong Club House Samsung Training Center

Rivalries	Anyang LG Cheetahs (Jijidae derby) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Gyemadaejeon) FC Seoul (Super Match) Suwon FC (Suwon derby) FC Anyang (Original Classico)

Supporters	Frente Tricolor

Media	Bluewings TV

Honours (23)

K League Classic (4)	1998 1999 2004 2008

KFA Cup (4)	2002 2009 2010 2016

Super Cup (3)	1999 2000 2005

League Cup (6)	1999 1999S 2000 2001 2005 2008

AFC Champions League (2)	2000-01 2001-02

Asian Super Cup (2)	2001 2002

A3 Champions Cup (1)	2005

Pan-Pacific Championship (1)	2009

Seasons (21)

K League Classic (21)	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Website: www.bluewings.kr

Suwon FC

Founded in 2003
Based in Suwon, Gyeonggi

The Club

History
Players
Managers
Current season

Home Stadium

Suwon Sports Complex (2003–present)
Suwon World Cup Stadium (2014)

Rivalries

Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Suwon derby)
Seongnam FC

Honors (6)

Korea National League (1)

2010

Korea National League Championship (3)

2005
2007
2012

President's Cup (2)

2004
2007

Seasons (14)

K League Classic (1)

2016

K League Challenge (3)

2013
2014
2015

Korea National League (10)

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Website: www.suwonfc.com

K League Classic venues (2016)

Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangyang Football Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium Pohang Steel Yard Sangju Civic Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Sports Complex Suwon World Cup Stadium Tancheon Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Korea	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Jeju Jeonju Seoul Suwon Ulsan

Japan	Kashima Kobe Miyagi Niigata Ōita Osaka Saitama Sapporo Shizuoka Yokohama

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