The Gwangju World Cup Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Gwangju FC of the K League and has a capacity of 40,245.
The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan City.Gwangju Metropolitan city Parks and Athletic Facilities: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Retrieved 12 October 2011 Initially, the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In honour of the former South Korea national football team manager Guus Hiddink, who helped the team reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, the stadium is also unofficially called the Guus Hiddink Stadium.
It was the venue of the 3rd Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in 2006.KOFICE 3rd Asia Song Festival 22 September 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2011 It was also the main venue of the 2015 Summer Universiade.
2002 FIFA World Cup matches DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2RoundAttendance2 June 2002 Spain3–1 SloveniaGroup B28,5984 June 2002 China0–2 Costa RicaGroup C27,21721 June 2002 Spain0–0 (3–5 pen.) South KoreaQuarter-finals42,114
References
External links Gwangju World Cup Stadium official website