Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
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Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, also known as Kamoike Kagoshima Prefectural Sports Park Athletic Stadium (鹿児島県立鴨池運動公園陸上競技場), is a multi-purpose stadium
in Kagoshima, Japan
. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union
matches. It is the home stadium of Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima of the Kyūshū League and Je Vrille Kagoshima of the women's L. League
West. The stadium was originally opened in 1972 and has an official capacity of 19,952 spectators.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Kagoshima, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
matches. It is the home stadium of Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima of the Kyūshū League and Je Vrille Kagoshima of the women's L. League
L. League
The L. League is the top flight of women's association football in Japan. It is the women's equivalent of the J. League, but not professional. However, some individual players are professional.The league conssists of two divisions: division 1 has the nickname and division 2...
West. The stadium was originally opened in 1972 and has an official capacity of 19,952 spectators.