The Changwon Stadium (Korean: 창원종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in Changwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Changwon Stadium, Changwon Gymnasium and a swimming pool.
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| Location | Doodae-Dong, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′02″N 128°39′53″E / 35.233867°N 128.664697°E |
| Operator | Changwon City Facilities Management Corporation |
| Capacity | 27,085 |
| Surface | Natural grass, running track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 8 December 1989 |
| Opened | 19 March 1993 |
| Construction cost | 20 billion KRW |
| Tenants | |
| Gyeongnam FC (2006–2009) Changwon City FC | |
Facilities
editChangwon Stadium
editChangwon Stadium (Korean: 창원스포츠파크 주경기장) is a multi-use stadium in Changwon, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 27,085 people and was built in 1993.
It served as the home ground of K League side Gyeongnam FC and the Korea National League side Changwon City FC prior to the construction of the Changwon Football Center in 2009.
2007 U-17 World Cup
editThe stadium was one of the venues of the 2007 U-17 World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team | Result | Team | Round |
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| 20 August | Belgium | 2–4 | Tunisia | Group E |
| 20 August | Tajikistan | 4–3 | United States | Group E |
| 23 August | United States | 1–3 | Tunisia | Group E |
| 23 August | Tajikistan | 0–1 | Belgium | Group E |
| 26 August | Germany | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Group F |
| 29 August | Tunisia | 1–3 | France | Second Round |
| 1 September | Peru | 0–2 | Ghana | Quarter-final |
Changwon Gymnasium
editChangwon Gymnasium is home of Changwon LG Sakers in the Korean Basketball League.
