Daejeon World Cup Stadium
stDaejeon World Cup Stadium, nicknamed "Purple Arena", is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches of the 2002 World Cup (South Africa vs Spain, Poland vs USA and South Korea vs Italy) .
After the World Cup it became the stadium of Daejeon Citizen with a capacity of 41,295 seats. It replaced Daejeon Sports Complex.
Other Information
- Location : Daejeon, South Korea
- Broke ground : December 1998
- Opened : September 13, 2001
- Operator : Daejeon City
- Surface : Grass
- Construction cost : 143.9 billion won
- Capacity : 40,535
- Tenants : Daejeon Citizen