Architect Space Group of Korea Opened September 2001 Team Gwangju FC | Capacity 44,118 Phone +82 62-604-2002 | |
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Location Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea Address 240 Geumhwa-ro, Pungam-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea Similar Jeju World Cup Stadium, Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Ulsan Munsu Football, Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Daegu Stadium | ||
The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Gwangju. It is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan city. Initially the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. To honour the South Korean national team coach Guus Hiddink, who helped the team advance to the semi-finals, for the first time in its history, by defeating Spain in this stadium, they have also named it the Guus Hiddink Stadium.
It is the home stadium for Gwangju FC of the Korea Professional Football League (K-League) and has a capacity of 40,245.
It was also the venue for the 3rd Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2006.
It was also the main venue for 2015 Summer Universiade.