Showa Denko Dome Oita

Showa Denko Dome Ōita (昭和電工ドーム大分) is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.

Showa Denko Dome Ōita
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Former namesOita Stadium (2001–2006)
Kyushu Oil Dome (2006–2010)
Oita Bank Dome (2010–2019)
Location Ōita, Japan
Coordinates33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E
OwnerŌita Prefecture
OperatorDaisen Co., Ltd.
Capacity40,000 (former 3,000 movable seats were removed)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1998
Opened2001
Construction cost¥25 billion
ArchitectKisho Kurokawa
General contractorTakenaka Corporation etc.
Tenants
Oita Trinita (2001–present)
2002 FIFA World Cup
2019 Rugby World Cup
National Sports Festival of Japan (2008)
Inter-High School Championships (2013)

The stadium is currently called Showa Denko Dome Oita (昭和電工ドーム大分) as an abbreviated form, by naming rights. It was formerly called as Kyushu Oil Dome (九州石油ドーム, Kyūshū Sekiyu Dōmu) sponsored by the Kyushu Oil Co. until early 2010 and Oita Bank Dome (大分銀行ドーム, Ōita Ginkō Dōmu) sponsored by the Oita Bank until early 2019. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of J. League club Oita Trinita. It was designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa, and built by KT Group, Takenaka Corporation.

History
Ōita Stadium

Oita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000. But after 2002 FIFA World Cup ended, 3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, so its current capacity is 40,000 .

Major sports matches

2002 FIFA World Cup
Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
10 June 2002 Tunisia1–1 BelgiumGroup H39,700
13 June 2002 Mexico1–1 ItalyGroup G39,291
16 June 2002 Sweden1–2 (asdet) SenegalRound of 1639,747

2019 Rugby World Cup
Date Time (JST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
2 October 201919:15 New Zealand63–0 CanadaPool B||34,411
5 October 201914:15 Australia45–10 UruguayPool D||33,781
9 October 201918:45 Wales29-17 FijiPool D||33,379
19 October 201916:15 England40-16 AustraliaQuarterfinals||36,954
20 October 201916:15 Wales20-19 FranceQuarterfinals||34,426

Features

Ōita Stadium has a retractable dome roof with roof system driven by a wire traction system. Other features of the stadium:

  • Building area: 51,830 m²
  • Total floor area: 92,882 m²
  • Covered area: 29,000 m²
  • Stand inclination: Max. 33 degree angle

See also

References
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