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Stadium

Gwangju Football Stadium

Gwangju, South Korea

Formerly: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium

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Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea
Gwangju Football Stadium Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea
Gwangju Football Stadium Waka77 · CC0
Gwangju Football Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea
Gwangju Football Stadium Michael Howe-Ely · CC BY 2.0
The Gwangju Football Stadium is a place that arrived with a specific purpose. It is the result of a renovation project that began in January 2018 and concluded with its opening on July 25, 2020. The ground exists because Gwangju FC earned promotion to the K League 1 in 2019, a move that required a dedicated football venue rather than sharing the multi-purpose Gwangju World Cup Stadium. The site sits on the grounds of the former auxiliary stadium of the World Cup venue. That original structure held only 831 seats. The subsequent work removed the running track and added temporary yellow stands, expanding the capacity to 10,007 spectators to meet the league's standards. The playing surface is natural grass, laid out for the sport without the distractions of a athletics track. The ground has not remained without incident. In 2023, structural integrity issues were discovered in the South Stand. This led to its closure for health and safety reasons, reducing the usable capacity below the official figure. The stadium is owned and operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Association. Gwangju FC used the pitch as their home ground until 2024. After that season, the club returned to the Gwangju World Cup Stadium. The venue is located at 240 Geumhwa-ro in the Seo-gu district. Before its 2020 transformation, it was known as the Gwangju World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium. The specific architect or construction company for the 2020 renovation is not found in available sources.

The Gwangju Football Stadium is a football-specific venue located in Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It opened on July 25, 2020, following a renovation project that began in January 2018 and cost 16.4 billion KRW. The stadium was constructed by remodeling the former auxiliary stadium of the Gwangju World Cup Stadium, which originally had a capacity of only 831 seats. The primary reason for the rebuild was Gwangju FC's promotion to the K League 1 in 2019, necessitating a dedicated football venue rather than the multi-purpose World Cup Stadium.