Incheon Munhak Stadium

The Incheon Munhak Stadium (also known as Incheon World Cup Stadium or Munhak Stadium) is a sports complex in Incheon, South Korea and includes a multi-purpose stadium, a baseball park, and other sports facilities.

Incheon Munhak Stadium
Former namesIncheon World Cup Stadium
Location482, Munhak-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea
OperatorSK Wyverns
Capacity49,084[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundJuly 20, 1994 (1994-07-20)
OpenedFebruary 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
Construction cost125.2 billion won
ArchitectAdome Architects & Engineers Inc.
Tenants
Incheon United (2004–2011)
Incheon Korail (2012–2013)

Facilities

Incheon Munhak Stadium

Incheon Munhak Stadium, initially named Incheon World Cup Stadium, was Incheon United's home stadium from 2004 to 2011. It hosted three group stage matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships and the football matches during the 2014 Asian Games,[2] as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Para Games.[3][4] In November 2018, the stadium hosted the 2018 League of Legends World Championship final.[5]

2002 World Cup matches played in Munhak Stadium
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
9 June 2002 Costa Rica1–1 TurkeyGroup C
11 June 2002 Denmark2–0 FranceGroup A
14 June 2002 Portugal0–1 South KoreaGroup D

Munhak Baseball Stadium
Main article: Munhak Baseball Stadium

The Munhak Baseball Stadium is the home baseball stadium of the SK Wyverns and lies adjacent to the Incheon Munhak Stadium.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Incheon Munhak Stadium". doopedia.
  3. "Asian Para Games close with spectacular show of traditional dance and music". 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. Ibsasport.org. "Asian Para Games up and running in Korea - News - IBSA". www.ibsasport.org. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  5. Austen Goslin (17 August 2018). "Riot has announced the venues for the 2018 World Championship in South Korea". www.riftherald.com. The Rift Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
Preceded by
Rizal Memorial Stadium
Manila		 Asian Athletics Championships
Venue
2005		 Succeeded by
Amman International Stadium
Amman
Preceded by
Tianhe Stadium
Guangzhou		 Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue
2014		 Succeeded by
Pakansari Stadium
Bogor
Preceded by
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing		 League of Legends World Championship
Final Venue
2018		 Succeeded by
AccorHotels Arena
Paris

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