Nagai Stadium

Nagai Stadium
Former names	Osaka Nagai Stadium (1964–2014)
Location	Nagai Park,Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka,Japan
Coordinates	34°36′50.83″N135°31′6.42″E/ 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°E
Public transit	JR West:; RHanwa LineatNagai; Osaka Metro:; Midosuji LineatNagai
Owner	Osaka City
Operator	Waku Waku Park Project Team
Capacity	47,816
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass (107 m x 71 m)
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	1964
Renovated	2007
Expanded	1996
Tenants
	Cerezo Osaka(1996–present)
Website
	About Nagai Stadium(in Japanese)

Nagai Stadium(Osaka thị trường cư lục thượng đấu trường,Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō)is astadiuminOsaka,Japan. It is the home ground ofJ. LeagueclubCerezo Osaka.The stadium has aseating capacityof 47,000. The rugby union clubNTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osakause 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 afootball match during the 1964 Summer Olympics.The stadium'sseating capacitywas expanded to 50,000 in 1996 for the 52ndNational Sports Festival of Japanin 1997.

The stadium hosted three matches in the2002 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 theAthletics at the 2001 East Asian Gamesand the2007 World Championships in Athletics.It is also the venue for the annualOsaka Grand Prixathletics meeting which took place every May from 1996 to 2010, and again since 2018. In addition, the stadium is the starting and finishing point for theOsaka International Ladies Marathon,held annually in late January-early February.^[2]

Other than sports event, this venue also used as concert venue. In 2018Nogizaka46held a two days concert for their Summer Tour. K-Pop girl groupTWICEplayed at the stadium on May 13th and 14th 2023 as part of theirReady to Be World Tour,and will return to play encore dates on July 13th and 14th 2024.

Access

Rail transit

It takes 3 minutes on foot fromTsurugaoka Stationon JR-WestHanwa Line.
It takes 5 minutes on foot fromNagai Stationon JR-West Hanwa Line and Osaka Municipal SubwayMidōsuji Line.
It takes 20 minutes on foot fromHarinakano StationonKintetsu Minami Osaka Line.

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

References

FIFA 1964 Summer Olympics JPN-YUG results from the stadium.- accessed 14 August 2010.

^Jain, Chelsi."Osaka Nagai Park Management Project Launched to Enhance Appeal through Food, Sports, Art, and Learning".Yanmar.
^Nakamura, Ken (2001-05-25).Day One of the East Asian Games.IAAF.Retrieved on 2010-02-28.

External links

Media related toNagai Stadiumat Wikimedia Commons
Official site(in Japanese)

Preceded by Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan	East Asian Games Football tournament Final Venue 2001	Succeeded by Estádio Campo Desportivo Macau
Preceded by Busan Gudeok Stadium Busan	East Asian Games Athletics competitions Main Venue 2001	Succeeded by Estádio Campo Desportivo Macau
Preceded by Koshien Stadium	Site of the Koshien Bowl 2007, 2008	Succeeded by Koshien Stadium

[1] Jain, Chelsi."Osaka Nagai Park Management Project Launched to Enhance Appeal through Food, Sports, Art, and Learning".Yanmar.

[2] Nakamura, Ken (2001-05-25).Day One of the East Asian Games.IAAF.Retrieved on 2010-02-28.

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