Suwon World Cup Stadium

Suwon World Cup Stadium
수원월드컵경기장
Big Bird
	Entrance
Full name	Suwon World Cup Stadium
Location	456, Uman-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Coordinates	37°17′10.6″N 127°02′12.8″E / 37.286278°N 127.036889°E
Operator	Suwon
Capacity	45,192
Field size	425,000 m² (site); 66,595 m² (floorage)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	May 13, 2001
Opened	2001
Tenants
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

The Suwon World Cup Stadium(수원 월드컵 경기장), which seats 43,288,^[1] in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League football side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001.

Gallery

File:Big Bird night match.jpg
Suwon Bluewings supporters 'GRAND BLEU'
File:Bigbird Pitch (from N-sector).jpg
File:BigBird (from the overpass).jpg
Auxiliary Pitch
World Cup Park

World Cup Park
Toilet

Toilet
Paldal-gu office

Paldal-gu office
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Cafeteria
Inside of a Stadium

Inside of a Stadium
Inside of a Stadium

Inside of a Stadium
Inside of a Stadium

Inside of a Stadium

International Matches

The stadium is famous for hosting several international matches. Here is a list of the most important international matches held in Suwon World Cup Stadium.

2000–01 Asian Club Championship

Final
May 26, 2001

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–0	Júbilo Iwata
Sandro Cardoso 15'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

First round
30 May 2001

19:30 UTC+9

Mexico	0 – 2	Australia
	(Report)	Murphy 20' Skoko 54'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 6,232

Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

First round
3 June 2001

19:30 UTC+9

South Korea	1 – 0	Australia
Hwang Sun-Hong 24'	(Report)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 42,754

Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Semi-final
7 June 2001

20:00 UTC+9

France	2 – 1	Brazil
Pirès 7' Desailly 54'	(Report)	Ramon 30'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 34,527

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Friendly Match

26 May 2002

UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 3	France
Park Ji-Sung

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2002 FIFA World Cup

First round
5 June 2002

18:00 UTC+9

United States	3 – 2	Portugal
O'Brien 4' J. Costa 29' (o.g.) McBride 36'	(Report)	Beto 39' Agoos 71' (o.g.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 37,306

Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

First round
11 June 2002

15:30 UTC+9

Senegal	3 – 3	Uruguay
Fadiga 20' (pen.) Bouba Diop 26' 38'	(Report)	Morales 46' Forlán 69' Recoba 88' (pen.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 33,681

Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

First round
13 June 2002

15:30 UTC+9

Costa Rica	2 – 5	Brazil
Wanchope 39' Gómez 56'	(Report)	Ronaldo 10', 13' Edmílson 38' Rivaldo 62' Júnior 64'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 38,524

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Round of 16
16 June 2002

20:30 UTC+9

Spain	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Republic of Ireland
Morientes 8'	(Report)	Robbie Keane 90' (pen.)
Penalties
Hierro Baraja Juanfran Valeron Mendieta	3 – 2	Robbie Keane Holland Connolly Kilbane Finnan

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 38,926

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

2003 Peace Cup

First round
July 17, 2003

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs
Kim Do-Hoon 18'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
July 20, 2003

PSV Eindhoven	4–1	Los Angeles Galaxy
Park Ji-Sung 2' Vennegoor 5' de Jong 56' van Bommel 79'		Chacón 16'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification — Second Round

18 February 2004

19:00 UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 0	Lebanon
Cha Du-Ri 32' Cho Byung-Kuk 50'	Report

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 28,425

Referee: Maugeb Al-Dosari (Saudi Arabia)

Samsung Electronics invitation match

29 July 2004

19:00 UTC+9

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 – 0	FC Barcelona
Urumov 77' (f.k.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

20 May 2005

19:00 UTC+9

Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0 – 1	Chelsea
		Joe Cole 15'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 43,100

2005 Peace Cup

First round
July 20, 2005

Olympique Lyonnais	1 – 1	PSV Eindhoven
Malouda 48'		Robert 37'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
July 18, 2005

Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Mamelodi Sundowns
Keane 35' 56' Kanouté 50'		Chabangu 77'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Second Round

6 September 2006

UTC+9

South Korea	8 – 0	Chinese Taipei
Seol Ki-Hyeon 4', 43' Jung Jo-Gook 5', 45+1', 88' Cho Jae-Jin 64', 83' (pen.) Kim Do-Heon 78'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Chandrasiri Arambakade (Sri Lanka)

2006 Peace Queen Cup

First round
2 November 2006

14:30 UTC+9

United States	2 – 0	Netherlands
Tarpley 27' Whitehill 45+1'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
2 November 2006

17:30 UTC+9

Australia	1 – 2	Denmark
Munoz 69'		Juliussen 13' Rasmussen 81'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2007 Peace Cup

First round
13 July 2007

20:00 UTC+9

Reading	0 – 1	River Plate
		Abelairas 28'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
19 July 2007

20:00 UTC+9

Olympique Lyonnais	3 – 1	River Plate
Benzema 6' Ben Arfa 24' Källström 90+3' (pen.)		Ruben 14'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

2008 Peace Queen Cup

First round
14 June 2008

17:15 UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 1	New Zealand
Kwon Ha-Neul 68' Park Hee-Young 70'		Yallop 13'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
14 June 2008

20:00 UTC+9

Canada	5 – 0	Argentina
Matheson 25' Sinclair 46', 54' Tancredi 59' Timko 87' (pen.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
16 June 2008

14:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1 – 3	Canada
Kim Su-Yeon 74'		Lang 36' Sinclair 47', 73'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
16 June 2008

17:00 UTC+9

Argentina	0 – 1	New Zealand
		Hearn 7'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
18 June 2008

14:00 UTC+9

New Zealand	0 – 2	Canada
		Sinclair 2' Lang 52' (pen.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
18 June 2008

17:00 UTC+9

Argentina	0 – 2	South Korea
		Cha Yun-Hee 27' Jeon Ga-Eul 84'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Final
21 June 2008

14:00 UTC+9

Canada	0 – 1	United States
		Hucles 90+2'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Friendly Match

11 October 2008

19:00 UTC+9

South Korea	3 – 0	Uzbekistan
Ki Sung-Yueng 3' Lee Keun-Ho 72', 85'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 21,194

Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)

28 March 2009

19:00 UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 1	Iraq
Kim Chi-Woo 57' Lee Keun-Ho 70' (pen.)		Hwang Jae-Won 52' (o.g.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 28,710

Referee: Sato Ryuiji (Japan)

Samsung Electronics invitation match

11 July 2010

19:00 UTC+9

Suwon Bluewings	0 – 0	Urawa Red Diamonds

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 24,000

Friendly Match

11 August 2010

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 1	Nigeria
Yoon Bit-Garam 16' Choi Hyo-Jin 44'		Odemwingie 26'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 40,331

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2010 Peace Queen Cup

First round
17 October 2010

14:00 UTC+9

South Korea	0 – 0	New Zealand

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

First round
17 October 2010

17:00 UTC+9

Australia	3 – 1	Mexico
McCallum 26' Gill 29' Shipard 63'		Domínguez 64'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Final
23 October 2010

14:00 UTC+9

South Korea	2 – 1	Australia
Kim Na-Rae 16' Jeon Ga-Eul 56'		Gill 57'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Notes

^ "Suwon Samsung Bluewings F.C. Official Website". Suwon Samsung Bluewings website. Retrieved August 9, 2007. ^{[dead link]}

References

‘빅 버드’, 푸른 날개의 ★ 꿈 - Dream stadium of K-League Template:Ko icon

External links

37°17′10.6″N 127°02′12.8″E / 37.286278°N 127.036889°E / 37.286278; 127.036889

Preceded by King Fahd Stadium Riyadh	Asian Club Championship Final Venue 2001	Succeeded by Azadi Stadium Tehran

[Stadium_Information-1] "Suwon Samsung Bluewings F.C. Official Website". Suwon Samsung Bluewings website. Retrieved August 9, 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[1]

v t e 2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums
South Korea	Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Busan) Daegu Stadium (Daegu) Daejeon World Cup Stadium (Daejeon) Gwangju World Cup Stadium (Gwangju) Incheon Munhak Stadium (Incheon) Jeju World Cup Stadium (Jeju) Jeonju World Cup Stadium (Jeonju) Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul) Suwon World Cup Stadium (Suwon) Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium (Ulsan)
Japan	Kashima Soccer Stadium (Kashima) Noevir Stadium Kobe (Kobe) Miyagi Stadium (Miyagi) Denka Big Swan Stadium (Niigata) Ōita Bank Dome (Ōita) Yanmar Stadium Nagai (Osaka) Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) Sapporo Dome (Sapporo) Shizuoka Stadium (Shizuoka) International Stadium Yokohama (Yokohama)

Gallery

International Matches

See also

Notes

References

External links