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Seoul Olympic Stadium Jamsil Olympic Stadium 
Location Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea Broke ground 1977 Opened September 29, 1984 Owner Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center Operator Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center Surface Grass Construction cost 1,025 billion won Capacity 69,950 seats Tenants Seoul United (2007-2009) Korean name Hangul 서울종합운동장 Hanja 서울綜合運動場 Revised Romanization Seoul Jonghap Undongjang McCune–Reischauer Seoul Chonghap Undongjang The Seoul Olympic Stadium,[1] aka Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as Chamshil) is located in Seoul, South Korea. It was the main stadium was built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Jamsil Sports Complex in the Songpa-gu District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River.[2]
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Design and construction
The 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, totally covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 70,091.
Prior to 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. However, when Seoul was awarded the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in September 1981, this stadium became the centrepiece.
Sports
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 was not used to stage a major world event since then. It is currently used as the home stadium of Seoul United FC in the Challengers League.
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.[3]
Concerts
Since the Olympics it has hosted a varity of events, notablility as a concret venue for Koreans as well as international artists, such as Bon Jovi, H.O.T, Gackt, Ricky Martin, Roger Waters, Michael Jackson,[4] Oasis, Pussycat Dolls, Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, Metallica, Tommy Lee, Celine Dion & ETPFEST, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, TVXQ and JYJ.
It was also the venue for the 1st Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2010.[5]
The SMTown Live '10 World Tour was also held there, with Korean artists, under the SM Entertainment label performing such as TVXQ, Jenny Bae, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, BoA, f(x).
References
- ^ "Seoul Olympic Stadium" World Stadiums. Retrieved 2011-10-12
- ^ "Seoul Jamshil Sports Complex" Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2011-10-12
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics official report" Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 162-3.
- ^ "Entertainment Jackson treated for burns". BBC News. June 28, 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/380045.stm.
- ^ "7th Asia Song Festival" KOFICE. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-12
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Home Stadium Olympic Stadium (2007-2009) • Hyochang Stadium (2009-present)Honors (1) Challengers League (1) 2007Challengers League Seasons (5) 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011Website: www.seoulutd.comAsian Games stadia New Delhi 1951 • Manila 1954 • Tokyo 1958 • Jakarta 1962 • Bangkok 1966 • Bangkok 1970 • Tehran 1974 • Bangkok 1978 • New Delhi 1982 • Seoul 1986 • Beijing 1990 • Hiroshima 1994 • Bangkok 1998 • Busan 2002 • Doha 2006 • Guangzhou 2010 • Incheon 2014Summer Olympic stadia Athens 1896 • Paris 1900 • St Louis 1904 • London 1908 • Stockholm 1912 • Antwerp 1920 • Paris 1924 • Amsterdam 1928 • Los Angeles 1932 • Berlin 1936 • London 1948 • Helsinki 1952 • Melbourne 1956 • Rome 1960 • Tokyo 1964 • México City 1968 • Munich 1972 • Montréal 1976 • Moscow 1980 • Los Angeles 1984 • Seoul 1988 • Barcelona 1992 • Atlanta 1996 • Sydney 2000 • Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 • London 2012 • Rio de Janeiro 2016Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul Sports Complex Jamsil Baseball Stadium · Jamsil Gymnasium · Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool · Jamsil Students' Gymnasium · Olympic StadiumOlympic Park New Venues Busan Yachting Center · Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site · Hanyang University Gymnasium · Saemaul Sports Hall · Sangmu Gymnasium · Seoul Equestrian Park · Seoul National University Gymnasium · Suwon GymnasiumExisting Venues Busan Stadium · Daegu Stadium · Daejeon Stadium · Dongdaemun Stadium · Gwangju Stadium · Hwarang Archery Field · Jangchung Gymnasium · Royal Bowling Center · Seongnam Stadium · Streets of Seoul · Taenung International Shooting Range · Tongillo Road Course1900: 7th arrondissement of Paris • 1912: Fältrittklubben, Liljeholmen, Lindarängen, Östermalm Athletic Grounds, Stockholm Olympic Stadium • 1920: Olympisch Stadion • 1924: Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Stade de Colombes • 1928: Hilversum, Olympic Stadium • 1932: Olympic Stadium, Riviera Country Club, Westchester • 1936: Döberitz, Mayfield, Olympic Stadium • 1948: Aldershot, Empire Stadium, Tweseldown Racecourse • 1952: Laakso, Olympic Stadium, Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall, Tali Race Track • 1956: Lill-Jansskogen, Olympic Stadium, Ulriksdal • 1960: Piazza di Siena, Pratoni del Vivaro • 1964: Karuizawa, National Stadium • 1968: Avándaro Golf Club, Campo Marte, Estadio Olímpico Universitario • 1972: Dressage Facility Nymphenburg, Olympiastadion, Riding Facility, Riem • 1976: Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont, Olympic Stadium • 1980: Grand Arena, Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex • 1984: Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Santa Anita Park • 1988: Olympic Stadium, Seoul Equestrian Park • 1992: Club Hípic El Montayá, Real Club de Polo de Barcelona • 1996: Georgia International Horse Park • 2000: Sydney International Equestrian Centre • 2004: Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre • 2008: Hong Kong Equestrian Venues • 2012: Greenwich Park • 2016: National Equestrian Center
List of Olympic venues in football 1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes · 1904: Francis Field · 1908: White City Stadium · 1912: Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Traneberg · 1920: Jules Ottenstadion, Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien, Stadion Broodstraat · 1924: Stade Bergeyre, Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris, Stade Pershing · 1928: Monnikenhuize, Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel · 1936: Hertha-BSC Field, Mommsenstadion, Olympic Stadium (final), Poststadion · 1948: Arsenal Stadium, Champion Hill, Craven Cottage, Cricklefield Stadium, Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road, Griffin Park, Selhurst Park, White Hart Lane · 1952: Helsinki Football Grounds, Kotka, Lahti, Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere, Turku · 1956: Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium · 1960: Florence Communal Stadium, Grosseto Communal Stadium, L'Aquila Communal Stadium, Livorno Ardenza Stadium, Naples Saint Paul's Stadium, Pescara Adriatic Stadium, Stadio Flaminio (final) · 1964: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Mitsuzawa Football Field, Osaka Nagai Stadium, Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ōmiya Football Field, Prince Chichiba Memorial Football Field · 1968: Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Estadio Nou Camp, Jalisco Stadium · 1972: Drei Flüsse Stadion, ESV-Stadion, Jahnstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion, Urban Stadium · 1976: Lansdowne Park, Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium, Varsity Stadium · 1980: Dynama Stadium, Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena, Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium, Republican Stadium · 1984: Harvard Stadium, Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium · 1988: Buson Stadium, Daegu Stadium, Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final) · 1992: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Estadi del FC Barcelona (final), Estadio Luís Casanova, La Romareda, RCD Espanyol Stadium · 1996: Florida Citrus Bowl, Legion Field, Orange Bowl, RFK Memorial Stadium, Sanford Stadium (final) · 2000: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bruce Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final) · 2004: Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Pankritio Stadium, Panthessaliko Stadium · 2008: Beijing National Stadium (final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Workers Stadium · 2012: City of Coventry Stadium, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, St James' Park, Wembley Stadium (final) · 2016: Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Arena Fonte Nova, Estádio do Maracanã, Mineirão, Estádio do Morumbi
Coordinates: 37°30′57.2″N 127°04′21.9″E / 37.515889°N 127.07275°E
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