Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Encyclopedia
is a multi-purpose stadium
in Nagoya, Japan
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the part time home stadium of Nagoya Grampus
along with Toyota Stadium
. The stadium holds 27,000 people and was built in 1941.
It is distinct from Mizuho Rugby Stadium
which has a capacity of 15,000 and is used mainly for rugby, including Top League
games.
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 Nagoya, 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
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the part time home stadium of Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
along with Toyota Stadium
Toyota Stadium
is a 45,000 seat retractable roof stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the J. League club Nagoya Grampus...
. The stadium holds 27,000 people and was built in 1941.
It is distinct from Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Mizuho Rugby Stadium
is a rugby stadium in Nagoya, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was built in 1941....
which has a capacity of 15,000 and is used mainly for rugby, including Top League
Top League
The Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
games.
External links
- J. League stadium guide
- Stadium picture