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Kawasaki Stadium (川崎球場,Kawasaki Kyūjō) is astadium inKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.[1] The stadium was opened in 1952 and had a capacity of 30,000 people, but was demolished and rebuilt in 2003 as an American football venue and is now the home of theFujitsu Frontiers of theX-League.[2]
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| Location | Kawasaki, Japan |
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| Owner | Kawasaki City |
| Capacity | 30,000 (1952–2003) 2,700 (current) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
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| Opened | 1952 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
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| Taiyo Whales (1955–1977) Lotte Orions (1978–1991)Fujitsu Frontiers (1985-present) | |
In its first incarnation, it was primarily used forbaseball and was home of theTaiyo Whales until they moved toYokohama in 1977 and became the Yokohama Taiyo Whales. It was also home to theTakahashi Unions from 1954 to 1956, before they became the Daiei Unions, and theLotte Orions before they moved toChiba in 1992 and became the Chiba Lotte Marines. The venue was used byFrontier Martial-Arts Wrestling for its annualAnniversary Show from 1991 to 1997 until it was demolished in 1998. FMW returned for one more show in2001.
References
edit- ^"富士通スタジアム川崎 オフィシャルWEBサイト".富士通スタジアム川崎 オフィシャルWEBサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved2022-02-23.
- ^"川崎球場公式ホームページ". 2015-02-17. Archived fromthe original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved2022-02-23.
External links
edit- Stadium information(in Japanese)
| Preceded by First stadium | Home of the Takahashi Unions 1954 – 1956 | Succeeded by Final stadium |
| Preceded by | Home of the Taiyo Whales 1955 – 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Home of the Lotte Orions 1978 – 1991 | Succeeded by |
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