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| Former names | Osaka Nagai Stadium (1964–2014) |
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| Location | Nagai Park,Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°36′50.83″N135°31′6.42″E / 34.6141194°N 135.5184500°E /34.6141194; 135.5184500 |
| Public transit |  JR West:RHanwa Line atNagai  Osaka Metro: Midosuji Line atNagai |
| Owner | Osaka City |
| Operator | Waku Waku Park Project Team[1] |
| Capacity | 47,816 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass (107 m x 71 m) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
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| Opened | 1964 (1964) |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Expanded | 1996 |
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| Cerezo Osaka (1996–present) | |
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| About Nagai Stadium(in Japanese) | |
Nagai Stadium (大阪市 長居陸上競技場,Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō) is astadium inOsaka, Japan. It is the home ground ofJ. League clubCerezo Osaka. The stadium has aseating capacity of 47,816. The rugby union clubNTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka use the venue for most of their home games.
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 capacity was expanded to 50,000 in 1996 for the 52ndNational Sports Festival of Japan in 1997.
The stadium hosted three matches in the2002 FIFA World Cup.
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
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| 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 Games and the2007 World Championships in Athletics. It is also the venue for the annualOsaka Grand Prix athletics 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 2018Nogizaka46 held a two days concert for their Summer Tour. K-Pop girl groupTWICE played 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.
Media related toNagai Stadium at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by | East Asian Games Football tournament Final Venue 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | East Asian Games Athletics competitions Main Venue 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Site of the Koshien Bowl 2007, 2008 | Succeeded by Koshien Stadium |
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