Guus Hiddink Stadium | |
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| Location | Seo-gu,Gwangju, South Korea |
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| Owner | Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall |
| Operator | Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Association |
| Capacity | 40,245 |
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| Broke ground | November 1998 |
| Built | 1998–2001 |
| Opened | November 2001 |
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| Gwangju Sangmu (2003–2010) Gwangju FC (2011–2020, 2025–present) | |
TheGwangju World Cup Stadium is amulti-purpose stadium inGwangju, South Korea. It is the home stadium ofGwangju FC of theK League and has a capacity of 40,245.
The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan City.[1] Initially, the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the2002 FIFA World Cup. In honour of the formerSouth Korea national football team managerGuus Hiddink, who helped the team reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, the stadium is also called the Guus Hiddink Stadium.[2]
It was the venue of the3rd Asia Song Festival, organised byKorea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in 2006.[3] It was also the main venue of the2015 Summer Universiade.
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 2 June 2002 |  Spain | 3–1 |  Slovenia | Group B |
| 4 June 2002 |  China | 0–2 |  Costa Rica | Group C |
| 21 June 2002 | Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5pen.) |  South Korea | Quarterfinals |
| Preceded by | Summer Universiade Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2015 | Succeeded by |
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