Nishigaoka National Stadium
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Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Kita, Tokyo
. Officially the stadium's capacity is listed as 10,000, though other estimates range between 9,500 and 9,800. Most matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams. Occasionally the stadium would play host to Tokyo Verdy during their spell in the J. League 2nd Division
.
The stadium is named for the National Sports Sciences Institute, which administers it, and is not actually the national stadium
; that role is taken by the National Olympic Stadium
in Shinjuku.
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 Kita, Tokyo
Kita, Tokyo
is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita .As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a population density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².-Geography:...
. Officially the stadium's capacity is listed as 10,000, though other estimates range between 9,500 and 9,800. Most matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams. Occasionally the stadium would play host to Tokyo Verdy during their spell in the J. League 2nd Division
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
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The stadium is named for the National Sports Sciences Institute, which administers it, and is not actually the national stadium
National stadium
Many countries have a national football stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very...
; that role is taken by the National Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
in Shinjuku.