Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi purpose in Gwangju, South Korea that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 40,245.
Key facts
Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi purpose in Gwangju, South Korea that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 40,245. It is owned by Incheon Metropolitan City Hall and Gwangju FC. It is operated by Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Association. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Gwangju Sangmu FC, Gwangju FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC, Gwangju FC.
- Location
- Gwangju, South Korea
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 40,245
- Opened
- 2001
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Incheon Metropolitan City Hall, Gwangju FC
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Gwangju World Cup Stadium is at latitude 35.133727, longitude 126.874914, in Gwangju, South Korea. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 35.133727 |
| Longitude | 126.874914 |
| City | Gwangju |
| Region | Gwangju |
| Country | South Korea |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikidata statement | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Gwangju FC | 2002 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Incheon Metropolitan City Hall | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Association | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwangju Sangmu FC | K League 1 | Present | Current | Source |
| Gwangju FC | K League 1 | Present | Current | Source |
| Gwangju Sangmu FC | K League 1 | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
| Gwangju FC | K League 1 | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
14 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1516 | 2026-10 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33768 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2095 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 2002 | 2001 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 42880 | 40245 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373034349 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Gwangju_World_Cup_Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 14 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19615 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19614 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19613 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 8175 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 8174 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 8173 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: