Daegu Stadium

Daegu Stadium
Hangul	대구스타디움
Hanja	大邱스타디움
Revised Romanization	Daegu Woldeukeop Gyeoggijang
McCune–Reischauer	Taegu Wŏldŭkŏp Kyŏnggijang

Daegu Stadium
The Blue Arc
	Interior view of the stadium
Full name	Daegu Stadium
Former names	Daegu World Cup Stadium
Location	504, Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Owner	Daegu Metropolitan City
Operator	Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center
Capacity	66,422
Field size	105 x 68 m ; (running track: 400 m x 8 lane, 100 m x 9 lane)
Surface	Grass, Tartan track
Construction
Broke ground	July 29, 1997; 26 years ago
Opened	June 28, 2001; 22 years ago
Construction cost	US$265 million
Architect	Kang Cheol-Hee, Idea Image Institute of Architects (IIIA)
Structural engineer	Substructure: Seoul Structure, Roof: WS Atkins
General contractor	Samsung
Tenants
	Daegu FC (2003–2018)

Daegu Stadium (Korean: 대구스타디움),^[1] also known as the Blue Arc, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It is located approximately 11 kilometers or 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport. It is managed by the Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center.

It was one of the host venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the main stadium for the 2003 Summer Universiade^[2] and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. It was the home stadium of Daegu FC until 2018.^[3]^[4]

Construction[edit]

The construction started in July 1997 and was completed in May 2001 in time for the 2002 FIFA World Cup at a cost of 265,000,000 USD. The roof was engineered by the international consultancy WS Atkins. The roof is in two sections, each with an inclined trussed steel arch spanning 273 m for a rise of only 28.7 m, and propped by 13 secondary arches off a perimeter second "arch" that is supported by raking columns.^[5] The total roof steel weight is 4,350 t. The roof cladding is a PTFE-coated glass-reinforced fabric canopy. The modelling (form-finding) and analysis of the tensile roof was performed by Tensys.^[6] Wind tunnel studies were carried out by BMT Limited to assess the wind loading on the roof.

2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]

The stadium was the largest stadium in South Korea during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It held the following matches:

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round
6 June 2002	Denmark	1–1	Senegal	Group A
8 June 2002	Slovenia	0–1	South Africa	Group B
10 June 2002	South Korea	1–1	United States	Group D
29 June 2002	South Korea	2–3	Turkey	Third place match

Events[edit]

Daegu Marathon[edit]

Daegu World Cup Stadium hosts the Daegu Marathon annually in April of each year.

Concerts[edit]

The stadium was also the venue for the 8th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2011.^[7]

References[edit]

^ World Stadiums Daegu Stadium Archived 2009-01-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-12
^ 22nd SUMMER UNIVERSIADE Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-12
^ (in Korean) K-League 대구 월드컵 경기장, 시민들을 위한 따뜻한 쉼터 – Dream stadium of K-League^{[permanent dead link]}
^ (in Korean) Daegu FC official homepage^{[permanent dead link]} Retrieved 2011-10-12
^ New Civil Engineer Korea Ready for Kickoff Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-10-20
^ Architectural Record Building Types Study: Stadiums: Daegu Stadium Retrieved 2009-10-20
^ The Chosun Ilbo Asian Singers to Gather in Daegu for Asia's Biggest Pop Concert 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-12

External links[edit]

Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center (in Korean)

Events and tenants
Preceded by Olympiastadion Berlin	IAAF World Championships in Athletics Venue 2011	Succeeded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow
Preceded by Workers' Stadium Beijing	Summer Universiade Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2003	Succeeded by İzmir Atatürk Stadium İzmir

[1] World Stadiums Daegu Stadium Archived 2009-01-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-12

[2] 22nd SUMMER UNIVERSIADE Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-12

[3] (in Korean) K-League 대구 월드컵 경기장, 시민들을 위한 따뜻한 쉼터 – Dream stadium of K-League^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] (in Korean) Daegu FC official homepage^{[permanent dead link]} Retrieved 2011-10-12

[5] New Civil Engineer Korea Ready for Kickoff Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-10-20

[6] Architectural Record Building Types Study: Stadiums: Daegu Stadium Retrieved 2009-10-20

[7] The Chosun Ilbo Asian Singers to Gather in Daegu for Asia's Biggest Pop Concert 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-12

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v t e Daegu FC
Founded in 2002 Based in Daegu
The club	History Players Managers
Home stadium	DGB Daegu Bank Park (2019–present) Daegu Stadium (2003–2018) Daegu Civic Stadium (2003–2013)
Seasons	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Website: www.daegufc.co.kr

v t e 2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums
South Korea	Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Busan) Daegu Stadium (Daegu) Daejeon World Cup Stadium (Daejeon) Gwangju World Cup Stadium (Gwangju) Incheon Munhak Stadium (Incheon) Jeju World Cup Stadium (Jeju) Jeonju World Cup Stadium (Jeonju) Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul) Suwon World Cup Stadium (Suwon) Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium (Ulsan)
Japan	Kashima Soccer Stadium (Kashima) Noevir Stadium Kobe (Kobe) Miyagi Stadium (Miyagi) Denka Big Swan Stadium (Niigata) Ōita Bank Dome (Ōita) Yanmar Stadium Nagai (Osaka) Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) Sapporo Dome (Sapporo) Shizuoka Stadium (Shizuoka) International Stadium Yokohama (Yokohama)