Denka Big Swan Stadium
Niigata, Japan
41,684
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, 72,327
Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata is the largest of the 3 listed stadiums in Niigata. It was a venue of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
It opened in 2001. The nearest listed stadium is Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium, 0.6 km away.
- Listed for
- Athletics and football
- Tenants
- Albirex Niigata, Japan national football team
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 37.88° N, 139.06° E
Where it stands in Japan
- Nissan Stadium, Yokohama30,643 more72,327
- 9 more listed stadiums
- Toyota Stadium3,316 more45,000
- Sapporo Dome381 more42,065
- Tokyo Dome316 more42,000
- Denka Big Swan Stadium41,684
- Kashima Soccer Stadium956 fewer40,728
- Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka1,542 fewer40,142
- Suita City Football Stadium1,990 fewer39,694
- 111 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1997
- Record attendance
- 42,223 (2003)
- Opening order in Japan
- joint 105th of 128, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Japan
- 1.3%
- Compared with the median in Japan
- 1.9 times the median capacity of 21,396 across its 128 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 2000s in Japan
- 16 of the 128 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 2001 in Japan
- Saitama Stadium 2002, Shizuoka Stadium, Ajinomoto Stadium and 4 more
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Miyagi Stadium, 173 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 2
Chronology
- 2001 Opened
- 2002 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium · south-east30,000 places, opened 20090.6 km
- Niigata Athletic Stadium · north-west18,671 places, opened 19364.0 km
- Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium · east30,000 places, opened 1986116.0 km
- ND Soft Stadium Yamagata · north-east21,292 places, opened 1991126.0 km
- Nagano Athletic Stadium · south-west17,200 places, opened 1976154.5 km
Source: Wikipedia, Denka Big Swan Stadium.