Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (駅前不動産スタジアム, Ekimae Fudōsan Sutajiamu) is a football stadium in Tosu, Saga, Japan. It serves as a home ground of J1 League club Sagan Tosu. The stadium holds 24,130 people and was built in 1996.
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| Former names | Tosu Stadium (1996–2007) Best Amenity Stadium (2008–2019) |
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| Location | 812 Kyomachi, Tosu, Saga, Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°22′19″N 130°31′13″E |
| Public transit | JR Kyushu: Kagoshima Main Line and Nagasaki Main Line at Tosu |
| Owner | City of Tosu |
| Operator | City of Tosu |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 24,130 |
| Field size | 125 m × 78 m |
| Field shape | Square |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 1996 |
| Construction cost | ¥6.7 billion[1] |
| Architect | JGC Corporation[1] |
| Main contractors | Obayashi Corporation[1] |
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| Tosu Futures (1996) Sagan Tosu (1997–present) | |
It was built in the site of Tosu rail yard and Tosu classification yard in accord with the JR Kyushu's Tosu Station.
It was formerly known as Tosu Stadium (鳥栖スタジアム, Tosu Sutajiamu) then it was called Best Amenity Stadium from January 2008 to January 2019 for the naming rights. Ekimae Real Estate Holdings Co., Ltd., a real estate company in Kurume City, won the naming rights agreement from Tosu City, then renamed the stadium as Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (駅前不動産スタジアム, Ekimae Fudōsan Sutajiamu) from 1 February 2019.[2]
Access
It is three minutes' walk from Tosu Station.
References
- "Tosu Stadium". Kindai-Kenchiku (in Japanese): 56. September 1996. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- "Sagan Tosu's Stadium Gets a New Name: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium". Fukuoka Now. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.