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Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium (万博記念競技場, Banpaku Kinen Kyōgi-jō), also called Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, is an athletics stadium located in the Expo Commemoration Park, the site of Expo '70, in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has a capacity of around about 21,000.
| Location | Suita, Osaka, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′37″N 135°32′33″E / 34.810278°N 135.5425°E |
| Owner | Osaka Prefecture |
| Capacity | 21,000 (mostly seated) |
| Field size | 106 x 68.9 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Renovated | 1985, 1993, 1996, 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| Gamba Osaka (1980–2015) Gamba Osaka U-23 (2016–2020) | |
The stadium was the home ground of J.League club Gamba Osaka between 1993 and 2015 before the club moved to Suita City Football Stadium. It remains in use as a local athletics venue, rugby and as a home venue for Gamba Osaka's Under-23 team in the J3 League.
Access Edit
Approx. one-minute walk from Koen-higashiguchi Station on the Osaka Monorail Saito Line.
External links Edit
- Stadium images
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