The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Gwangju FC of the K League and has a capacity of 40,245.

The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan City.[1] Initially, the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In honour of the former South Korea national football team manager Guus Hiddink, who helped the team reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, the stadium is also called the Guus Hiddink Stadium.[2]

It was the venue of the 3rd Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in 2006.[3] It was also the main venue of the 2015 Summer Universiade.

2002 FIFA World Cup matches

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
2 June 2002 Spain Spain 3–1 Slovenia Slovenia Group B
4 June 2002 China China 0–2 Costa Rica Costa Rica Group C
21 June 2002 Spain Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 pen.)		 South Korea South Korea Quarterfinals

References

  1. ^ Gwangju Metropolitan city Parks and Athletic Facilities: Gwangju World Cup Stadium[permanent dead link‍] Retrieved 12 October 2011
  2. ^ "Gwangju has a team but now they need a proper home". OneFootball. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ KOFICE 3rd Asia Song Festival Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine 22 September 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2011
Preceded by Summer Universiade
Opening and Closing Ceremonies
2015 		Succeeded by

35°08′01.2″N 126°52′29.5″E / 35.133667°N 126.874861°E / 35.133667; 126.874861


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_World_Cup_Stadium
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