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Gudeok Stadium

Former names	Busan Municipal Stadium
Location	57, Mangyang-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea
Coordinates	35°06′59″N 129°00′52″E / 35.116495°N 129.01449°E / 35.116495; 129.01449
Owner	Busan Metropolitan City Hall
Operator	Busan Sports Facility Management
Capacity	12,349
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	26 September 1928
Renovated	1973
Tenants
Busan IPark (1983–2002, 2016–2021, 2023–present) Busan Transportation Corporation (2006–2021, 2023–present)

The Busan Gudeok Stadium (Korean: 부산 구덕 운동장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and can accommodate 12,349 spectators. The venue opened in September 1928 as Busan Municipal Stadium (부산 공설 운동장). During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football matches. It was also the main venue for the 1997 East Asian Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and football competitions. Football club Busan IPark played their home games at the venue between 1983 and 2002. Additionally, Busan Transport Corporation have played their home games at the venue since 2006.

History

1959 crowd crush

On 17 July 1959, 67 people died after heavy rains caused a crowd to rush into a narrow entrance.

1988 Summer Olympics

During the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, eight football games took place at the Gudeok stadium, including all three of South Korea's matches and one semi-final match. 180 players accompanied by 72 officials from nine countries competed for eleven days (17–27 September), attracting a total of 146,320 spectators or 18,290 on average per day. A total of 675 million won was spent on the stadium before the tournament to improve the electronic scoreboard and other facilities.

References

1. "구덕 운동장" [Gudeok Stadium]. Academy of Korean Studies.
2. "Chronology of major stampedes in S. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
3. "1959년 부산운동장 67명… 한 달 전 인니 축구장 132명 '참사'" [1959 Busan Stadium 67 people... A month ago, 132 people in Indonesia's soccer field 'disaster']. Seoul Shinmun. October 30, 2022.
4. "Football Tournament 1988 Olympiad". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
5. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

• 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 204.
• Stadium of dreams in K-League : 구덕 운동장 Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)

External links

• Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)
• Busan Sports Facilities Management Center (in English)
• World Stadiums

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