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Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka

Coordinates: 35°46′9″N 139°42′28″E / 35.76917°N 139.70778°E / 35.76917; 139.70778
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Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
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Former namesNishigaoka Soccer Stadium (1977–2012)
LocationKita, Tokyo
Public transitToei Subway:
Mita Line at I20 Motohasunuma
OwnerJapan Sports Council
Capacity7,258
Construction
Built1969
Opened1972
Tenants
FC Tokyo U-23 (2016-2020),
Japan women's national football team (selected matches)

Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (味の素フィールド西が丘), originally called Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (国立西が丘サッカー場, Nishigaoka National Soccer Stadium), is a football stadium in Kita, Tokyo. It was renamed on 1 May 2012 after the naming rights by Ajinomoto expired after five years.[1][2]

The stadium is named for Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, which administers it and is not actually the national stadium; that role is taken by the Tokyo National Stadium in Shinjuku.

The Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka currently has a capacity of 7,137 [3] and was the home stadium of former J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23, until its dissolution.

Also, some matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams and Tokyo Verdy's matches.

Transportation

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Access to the stadium is from Motohasunuma Station on the Toei Mita Line.

References

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  1. ^ 「味の素フィールド西が丘」で新たにスタートします! [Running with the name "Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka"!] (in Japanese). National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health, Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  2. ^ 味の素(株)、日本で唯一の国立サッカー専用競技場"西が丘サッカー場"のネーミングライツ取得。「味の素フィールド西が丘」に。 [Ajinomoto obtained the naming right for Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, the only national soccer-specific stadium in Japan - the name is "Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka"] (in Japanese). Ajinomoto. 2012-05-03. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  3. ^ http://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j3/2017/032509/ticket/ Stadium Info AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA
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35°46′9″N 139°42′28″E / 35.76917°N 139.70778°E / 35.76917; 139.70778