Yanmar Stadium Nagai
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| Location | Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°36′50.83″N 135°31′6.42″E / 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°ECoordinates: 34°36′50.83″N 135°31′6.42″E / 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°E |
| Owner | Osaka City |
| Capacity | 47,000[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass (107 m x 71 m) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Expanded | 1996 |
| Tenants | |
| Cerezo Osaka (1996–present) | |
| Website | |
| About Nagai Stadium (Japanese) | |
Yanmar Stadium Nagai (大阪市長居陸上競技場 Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō) is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000.
History
When Nagai Stadium initially opened in 1964, its capacity was 23,000, and its opening event was a soccer match during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The stadium's seating capacity was expanded to 50,000 in 1996 for the 52nd National Sports Festival of Japan in 1997.
The stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- First round
- Quarter-final
- June 22: Senegal
0 – 1 
Turkey (after extra time)
Nagai Stadium has been used many times for athletic competitions; it played host to the Athletics at the 2001 East Asian Games and the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. It was also the venue for the annual Osaka Grand Prix athletics meeting which took place every May from 1996 to 2010, and it is still the starting and finishing point for the Osaka International Ladies Marathon, held annually in late January-early February.[2]
Access
Rail transit
- It takes 3 minutes on foot from Tsurugaoka Station on JR-West Hanwa Line.
- It takes 5 minutes on foot from Nagai Station on JR-West Hanwa Line and Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line.
- It takes 20 minutes on foot from Harinakano Station on Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line.
Osaka City Bus
- Subway Nagai
- Route 4: Subway Suminoekoen – Subway Nagai – Deto Bus Terminal
- Route 24: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae – Subway Nagai – Minami-Nagai
- Route 40: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae – Subway Nagai – Deto Bus Terminal
- Nagaikoen-kitaguchi
- Route 54A: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae → Subway Abiko → Takaai Danchi-mae → Nagaikoen-kitaguchi → Subway Nishitanabe → Furitsu Sogo-iryo-center (General Medical Center) → Sumiyoshi Shako-mae
- Route 54B: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae → Furitsu Sogo-iryo-center (General Medical Center) → Subway Nishitanabe → Nagaikoen-kitaguchi → Takaai Danchi-mae → Subway Abiko → Sumiyoshi Shako-mae
See also
References
- FIFA.com 1964 Summer Olympics JPN-YUG results from the stadium. - accessed 14 August 2010.
- ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/japan/yanmar-stadium-nagai/
- ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2001-05-25). Day One of the East Asian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-28.
External links
Media related to Yanmar Stadium Nagai at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (Japanese)
| Preceded by Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan |
East Asian Games Football tournament Final Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Estádio Campo Desportivo Macau |
| Preceded by Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan |
East Asian Games Athletics competitions Main Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Estádio Campo Desportivo Macau |
| Preceded by Koshien Stadium |
Site of the Koshien Bowl 2007, 2008 |
Succeeded by Koshien Stadium |
