Tancheon Sports Complex
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Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex is a multi-purpose stadium
in Seongnam
, South Korea
. Its name was Seongnam 2 Sports Complex but changed to Tancheon Sports Complex in 2006, naming after the stream, named Tancheon, beside the stadium. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and has been the new home stadium of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
since 2005, instead of the old one, Seongnam Sports Complex
. The stadium holds about 19,000 people (16,146 seats) and was built in 2001. By August it is under refurbishment to the floodlight towers and a new roof to cover all areas of the stands.
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 Seongnam
Seongnam
Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi province after Suwon and the 9th largest city in the country, with a population of nearly 1 million...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Its name was Seongnam 2 Sports Complex but changed to Tancheon Sports Complex in 2006, naming after the stream, named Tancheon, beside the stadium. 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 has been the new home stadium of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League...
since 2005, instead of the old one, Seongnam Sports Complex
Seongnam 1 Stadium
Seongnam Sports Complex is a multi-purpose stadium in Seongnam, South Korea. It was built in December 1984 and used for 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul field hockey matches, but it is currently used mostly for football matches. It was the main stadium of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma by 2004 - now Seongnam...
. The stadium holds about 19,000 people (16,146 seats) and was built in 2001. By August it is under refurbishment to the floodlight towers and a new roof to cover all areas of the stands.