Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
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| Location | Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
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| 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 |
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| Seoul United FC | |
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The Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as Chamshil) in Seoul, South Korea, was the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics, and is the centrepiece of the Jamsil Sports Complex in the Songpa-gu District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River.
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, with the entire structure covered by a retractable roof added after the Olympics. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,841.
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 Olympic Games for 1988 in September 1981 , this event became the centrepiece.
The stadium opened on September 29, 1984, and served as the site for the 10th Asian Games two years later, then the Olympics in 1988. However, it was not used in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
The stadium is currnetly home of Seoul United FC in the K3 League .
Olympic stadium has been occasionally used to host concerts, notable examples being Michael Jackson,Pussycat Dolls, Metallica and Celine Dion.[1]
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[edit] Gallery
 Toward the Stadium |
 A stadium built for 1986 Asiad and 1988 Olympics |
 View from Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center (Korean)
- Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center (English)
- World Stadiums
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jamsil Sports Complex |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles |
Summer Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Olympic Stadium) 1988 |
Succeeded by Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Barcelona |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles |
Olympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 1988 |
Succeeded by Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Barcelona |
| Preceded by Rose Bowl Pasadena |
Olympic Football tournament Final Venue 1988 |
Succeeded by Camp Nou Barcelona |
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Coordinates: 37°30′57.2″N 127°04′21.9″E / 37.515889°N 127.07275°E
