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Sapporo Dome Hiroba Location Sapporo, Japan Coordinates 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°ECoordinates: 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°E Opened June 3, 2001 Owner Sapporo City Operator Sapporo Dome Co.,Ltd. Architect Hiroshi Hara (architect) Capacity 41,484 (football)[1]
40,476 (baseball)
53,796 (max. with temporary seats)[2]Field dimensions Left Field - 100 m (328.1 ft)
Center Field - 122 m (400.3 ft)
Right Field - 100 m (328.1 ft)
Height of Outfield Fence - 5.75 m (18.9 ft)Tenants Consadole Sapporo (J. League) (2001-current)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters(Pacific League) (2004-current)The Sapporo Dome (札幌ドーム Sapporo Dōmu ) is a stadium located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and football. It is the home field of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the football club Consadole Sapporo.
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History
The Sapporo Dome opened in 2001 with 41,580 seats. This stadium hosted 3 games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Germany vs Saudi Arabia, Argentina vs England and Italy vs Ecuador; all three matches were in the first round.
The Dome hosted the opening ceremonies to the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 22 and hosted the closing ceremonies of the championships on March 4. It also made history as being the first venue where both indoor and nighttime skiing events took place for the first time on a world championship or Winter Olympic Games level with competitions in the cross country skiing sprints (men's and women's individual, and men's and women's team) and the cross country portion of the 7.5 km sprint event in the nordic combined. In order to generate snow, the stadium used its turf conversion hovering system to facilitate the snow making process for the skiing competitions.[3] The opening ceremony featured Maki Ohguro, a local artist from Sapporo, Japanese drum demonstrations and other performances paying tributes to local customs and traditions.[3] For the championships, seating capacity was reduced to 30,000.[3]
The Dome was used as a super special stage in Rally Japan in both 2008 and 2010.
In late 2009, renovations with the possibility of increasing the capacity up to 53,796 were finished. These renovations also included space for more food outlets, an extra video screen, two extra changing rooms (to accommodate matches in the NFL World Series) and further media area as part of new office buildings attached to the stadium. As part of these renovations, the surface area of the arena itself was decreased to allow for more seating.
Retractable surface
The Dome is interesting in that it switches between two entirely different surfaces. Baseball games are played on an artificial turf field, while football games are held on a grass pitch that slides into and out of the stadium as needed. Some other stadiums that feature sliding pitches include the Veltins-Arena in Germany, GelreDome in the Netherlands, and University of Phoenix Stadium in the United States; however, unlike these three facilities, the Sapporo Dome has a fixed roof.
Conversion from baseball to football begins with the storage of the baseball field's artificial turf. Once finished, a set of lower bowl bleachers rotate from an angled position for baseball to a parallel position. A set of main bowl seats on one end of the dome then retracts, and the football pitch is slid into the stadium. The lower bowl is then rotated 90 degrees. Conversion from football to baseball occurs in reverse. Due to the retraction of seats, the Stadium has a capacity of only 55,000 for baseball games.
Details
- Name: Sapporo Dome
- Capacity: 41,484 / 40,476
- Home Teams: Consadole Sapporo, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
- Completed: March 2001
- Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
- Building Area: 53,800 m² Total Floor Area:(Open Arena) 92,453 m²
- Roof Diameter: 245 m Stand Inclination: Max. 30° angle
- Architect: Hiroshi Hara
Access
- Tōhō Line: 10 minutes walk from Fukuzumi Station.
See also
Other domed stadiums in Japan:
- Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome in Fukuoka (retractable roof)
- Nagoya Dome in Nagoya
- Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka
- Ōita Stadium or "Big Eye" in Oita Prefecture (retractable roof)
- Tokyo Dome
References
- ^ "Sapporo Dome". j-league.or.jp. http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/clubguide/sapporo/. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Sapporo Dome". sapporo-dome.co.jp. http://www.sapporo-dome.co.jp/dome/index.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ a b c FIS Newsflash Edition 112. January 31, 2007.
External links
- (English) Dome website
- (English) World Stadiums — Stadium Design — Sapporo Dome Stadium in Sapporo
J. League Division 2 venues, 2011 Sapporo Dome · K's denki Stadium Mito · Tochigi Green Stadium · Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma · Fukuda Denshi Arena · Ajinomoto Stadium · Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium · Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium · Toyama Athletic Stadium · Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium · Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium · Tottori Bank Bird Stadium · Kanko Stadium · Pocarisweat Stadium · Ningineer Stadium · Honjō Athletic Stadium · Best Amenity Stadium · Kumamoto Athletics Stadium · Ōita Bank DomeVenues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Korea Republic Japan Venues of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan Current ballparks in Nippon Professional Baseball Central League Pacific League Sapporo Dome · Kleenex Stadium Miyagi · QVC Marine Field · Seibu Dome · Kyocera Dome Osaka · Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan DomeOthers/Past Ballparks Hotto Motto Field Kobe · Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1957)Stadia Seasons 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011Website: www.consadole-sapporo.jp Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Formerly the Senators, Tokyu Flyers, Kyuei Flyers, Toei Flyers, Nittaku Home Flyers and Nippon-Ham Fighters • Based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan The Franchise Ballparks Japan Series Championships (2) 1962 • 2006Pacific League Championships (4) Seasons (65) 1940s 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 19491950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 19591960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 19691970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 19791980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 19891990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 19992000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 20092010s 2010Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 2001
- 2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums in Japan
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- Covered stadiums
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- Baseball venues in Japan
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- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
- Domes
- Event venues established in 2001
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