World Cup Football - Match Venues - Suwon Stadium
Courtesy of the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee
The Suwon World Cup Stadium
has a seating capacity of 43,288 and was completed in May 2001, at a total
cost of US$190 m, after building work began in June 1997.
Local citizens contributed cash to a "one-man one-seat" campaign
and their names will be inscribed on 20,000 of the multi-colored seats,
which add a picturesque mural effect to this impressive venue. The soccer-specific
stadium is a design masterpiece with one stand covered with an amazing
bird-wing roof.
The stadium can be evacuated in 6 seconds and the surrounding parkland
will have public toilets in the shape of huge footballs. The turf was
grown with seeds from the USA and the stadium will become the new home
of the Suwon Bluewings.