Nagai Stadium

Coordinates: 34°36′50.83″N 135°31′6.42″E / 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°E / 34.6141194; 135.5184500
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Nagai Stadium
Midosuji Line at Nagai
OwnerOsaka City
OperatorWaku Waku Park Project Team [1]
Capacity47,816
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass (107 m x 71 m)
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Opened1964 (1964)
Renovated2007
Expanded1996
Tenants
Cerezo Osaka (1996–present)
Website
About Nagai Stadium (in Japanese)

Nagai Stadium (大阪市 長居陸上競技場, Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō), a.k.a the Yanmar Stadium Nagai (

J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000. The rugby union club NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka
use the venue for most of their home games.

History

When Nagai Stadium initially opened in 1964, its capacity was 23,000, and its opening event was a

in 1997.

The stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
12 June 2002  Nigeria 0–0  England Group F
14 June 2002  Tunisia 0–2  Japan Group H
22 June 2002  Senegal 0–1 (asdet)  Turkey Quarter-finals

Nagai Stadium has been used many times for athletic competitions; it played host to the

Osaka International Ladies Marathon, held annually in late January-early February.[2]

Other than sports event, this venue also used as concert venue. In 2018 Nogizaka46 held a two days concert for their Summer Tour.

Access

Rail transit

Osaka City Bus

Subway Nagai
  • Route 4: Subway Suminoekoen – Subway Nagai – Deto Bus Terminal
  • Route 24: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae – Subway Nagai – Minami-Nagai
  • Route 40: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae – Subway Nagai – Deto Bus Terminal
Nagaikoen-kitaguchi
  • Route 54A: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae → Subway Abiko → Takaai Danchi-mae → Nagaikoen-kitaguchi → Subway Nishitanabe → Furitsu Sogo-iryo-center (General Medical Center) → Sumiyoshi Shako-mae
  • Route 54B: Sumiyoshi Shako-mae → Furitsu Sogo-iryo-center (General Medical Center) → Subway Nishitanabe → Nagaikoen-kitaguchi → Takaai Danchi-mae → Subway Abiko → Sumiyoshi Shako-mae

See also

  • Nagai Aid Stadium
  • Nagai Ball Gall Field

References

  1. ^ Jain, Chelsi. "Osaka Nagai Park Management Project Launched to Enhance Appeal through Food, Sports, Art, and Learning". Yanmar.
  2. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-02-28.

External links

Preceded by East Asian Games Football tournament
Final Venue

2001
Succeeded by
Estádio Campo Desportivo
Macau
Preceded by East Asian Games Athletics competitions
Main Venue

2001
Succeeded by
Estádio Campo Desportivo
Macau
Preceded by Site of the
Koshien Bowl

2007, 2008
Succeeded by
Koshien Stadium