Hwaseong Sports Town

Hwaseong Sports Town
	Hwaseong Indoor Arena during the 2014 Asian Games
Location	470, Hyangnam-ro, Hyangnam-eup, Hwaseong, South Korea
Coordinates	37°08′15″N 126°55′29″E / 37.137603°N 126.924834°E
Owner	Hwaseong City Hall
Operator	Hwaseong City Corporation
Capacity	35,265 (stadium); 5,158 (indoor arena)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Built	9 January 2009 – 29 May 2011
Opened	1 October 2011
Construction cost	$175 million (stadium)
Tenants
	Stadium:; Hwaseong FC (2013–present); Indoor Arena:; Hwaseong IBK Altos (2011–present); South Korea National Football Team

Hwaseong Sports Town (Korean: 화성종합경기타운) is a group of sports facilities in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. The complex consists of the Hwaseong Stadium and Hwaseong Indoor Arena.

Facilities

Hwaseong Stadium

The Hwaseong Stadium is a multi-use stadium, completed in 2011.^[1] It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity for 35,265 spectators.^[1]

The stadium cost $175 million to build and is the home ground of Hwaseong FC, a semi-professional team competing in the K3 League (third division).^[2]

The stadium has hosted South Korea World Cup qualifiers, including a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Laos and a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.^[2]^[3] The stadium has also hosted football matches at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.^[4]^[5]

Hwaseong Indoor Arena

The Hwaseong Indoor Arena is the home gymnasium of the women's professional volleyball team Hwaseong IBK Altos, competing in the V-League.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hwaseong Sports Complex". hsuco.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Price, Steve (20 September 2015). "Hwaseong Stadium: the mother of all white elephants". World Soccer.
^ "Kim Shin-wook grabs four goals as Korea Republic put Sri Lanka to the sword". Fox Soccer. 18 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Socceroos lose to Japan at East Asian Cup despite late goals". The Guardian. 25 July 2013.
^ "Asian Games: China edge out Pakistan to reach men's football knockouts". Express Tribune. 22 September 2014.

[hsuco-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Hwaseong Sports Complex". hsuco.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[worldsoccer-2] Price, Steve (20 September 2015). "Hwaseong Stadium: the mother of all white elephants". World Soccer.

[3] "Kim Shin-wook grabs four goals as Korea Republic put Sri Lanka to the sword". Fox Soccer. 18 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Socceroos lose to Japan at East Asian Cup despite late goals". The Guardian. 25 July 2013.

[5] "Asian Games: China edge out Pakistan to reach men's football knockouts". Express Tribune. 22 September 2014.

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