Seoul Olympic Stadium
Coordinates: 37°30′57.200″N 127°4′21.900″E / 37.51588889°N 127.07275000°E
The Seoul Olympic Stadium[4] (Korean: 서울올림픽주경기장; Hanja: 서울올림픽主競技場), also known as Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as Chamshil), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River.[5] It is the largest stadium in South Korea.
Jamsil Olympic Stadium | |
Seoul Olympic Stadium in 2018 | |
| Location | Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Public transit | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: at Sports Complex |
| Owner | Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center |
| Operator | Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center |
| Capacity | 69,950[3] |
| Field size | 110 x 75m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 November 1977[1] |
| Opened | 29 September 1984[2] |
| Construction cost | 491 billion won |
| Architect | Kim Swoo-geun |
| Tenants | |
| South Korea national football team (1984–2000, 2013) Seoul United (2007–2009, 2012) Seoul E-Land (2015–present) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서울올림픽주경기장 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 서울올림픽主競技場 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Ollimping Ju Gyeonggijang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Ollimp'ing Chu Kyŏnggijang |
Design and construction
This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,950.
Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on the new stadium began in 1977 with the aim of staging the Asian Games in 1986. When Seoul was awarded the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in September 1981, this stadium became the centrepiece.
Sports
Officially, the stadium opened on 29 September 1984 and served as the site for the 10th Asian Games two years later, then the Olympics in 1988. However, it has not been used to stage a major world sporting event since then. It currently has no occupant, although the Korea Football Association has expressed interest in using the stadium for national team matches.
The events hosted by the stadium during the Olympics were the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, athletics, the football finals, and the equestrian jumping individual final.[6]
Football
From the match against Japan on 30 September 1984 to the match against Yugoslavia on 28 May 2000, the Olympic Stadium was the home ground of the Korea Republic national football team. The newly built Seoul World Cup Stadium then became the center match venue for the Korean team. In an effort to revitalize football across the nation, Korea used the Olympic Stadium for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in a 1–2 losing match against Japan on 28 July 2013. The KFA has expressed interest in continuing to use the venue for future national team matches.
Since 2015, newly formed professional football club Seoul E-Land FC is using this stadium.
Auto racing
The Seoul ePrix had the circuit run over into the Stadium and around the Seoul Sports Complex.[7]
List of concerts
| Date | Performer(s) | Tour |
|---|---|---|
| 11 and 13 October 1996 | Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour |
| 25 June 1999 | Michael Jackson and various artists | MJ & Friends |
| 18 September 1999 | H.O.T. | 918 Concert |
| 7 October 2000 | Ricky Martin | Livin' la Vida Loca Tour |
| 27 February 2001 | H.O.T. | Forever Concert |
| 22 June 2001 | The Three Tenors | 2001 World Tour |
| 2 April 2002 | Roger Waters | In the Flesh |
| 2002/2004 | ETPFEST | |
| 8 and 9 June 2004 | Sarah Brightman | Harem World Tour |
| 17 September 2004 | Elton John | Elton John 2004 Tour |
| 14 January 2006 | Backstreet Boys | Never Gone Tour |
| 15 August 2006 | Metallica | Escape from the Studio '06 |
| 27–28 November 2010 | JYJ | JYJ Showcase Tour 2010 |
| 27 April 2012 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball Tour[8] |
| 18 August 2012 | SM Town | SM Town Live World Tour III |
| 19 August 2012 | Eminem | The Recovery Tour |
| 17 August 2013 | Muse | The 2nd Law World Tour |
| 18 August 2013 | Metallica | Summer Tour 2013 |
| 9–10 August 2014 | JYJ | The Return of The King Asia tour 2014 |
| 15 August 2014 | YG Entertainment | YG Family 2014 World Tour: Power |
| 25 October 2014 | g.o.d | g.o.d 15th Anniversary Reunion Concert[9] |
| 2 May 2015 | Paul McCartney | Out There![10] |
| 10-12 June 2016 | Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Knife Party, Martin Garrix, etc. | Ultra Korea |
| 15–16 April 2017 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour |
| 27–28 May 2017 | Exo | Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium[11] |
| 8-10 June 2018 | Above & Beyond, Axwell /\ Ingrosso, The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Galantis, Nicky Romero, RL Grime, Steve Angello, Zedd, etc. | Ultra Korea |
| 25–26 August 2018 | BTS | Love Yourself World Tour |
| 13–14 October 2018 | H.O.T. | Forever [Highfive of Teenagers] Concert |
| 26, 27 and 29 October 2019 | BTS | Love Yourself World Tour: Speak Yourself |
| 24 October 2021 | Permission to Dance on Stage (Online) | |
| 10, 12 and 13 March 2022 | Permission to Dance on Stage – Seoul | |
| 8–9 September 2022 | NCT Dream | The Dream Show 2: In A Dream |
| 17–18 September 2022 | IU | The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun[12] |
| 22–23 October 2022 | NCT 127 | Neo City – The Link+[a] |
Notes
- ^ A special concert as part of NCT 127's "Neo City – The Link" world tour.
References
- ^ "Groundbreaking Ceremony" (in Korean). National News of Video History Museum. 30 December 1977.
- ^ 10만 환성 담을 아시아 최대 주경기장 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 September 1988.
- ^ "Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center" (in Korean).
- ^ "Seoul Olympic Stadium" 3 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine World Stadiums. Retrieved 12 October 2011
- ^ "Seoul Jamshil Sports Complex" 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2011
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics Official Report" Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 162-3.
- ^ "Revealed: 2020 Seoul E-Prix Circuit". FIA Formula E. 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball Kicks Off Amid Protests". MTV. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "g.o.d to Launch Encore Concert Next Month in Seoul Olympic Stadium". CJ E&M enewsWorld. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Paul to get 'Out There' in Seoul". 3 February 2015.
- ^ "[엑's 이슈] "엑소 파워 시동"…잠실서 또 신기록 세울까" (in Korean). xportsnews.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Oh, Se-jin (27 July 2022). 아이유, 역시 본업은 가수!···황제가 돌아온다 [UIU, as expected her main job is a singer!...The Emperor is Back] (in Korean). X Sport News. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
External links
- Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)