Soyu Stadium
Soyu Stadium is a stadium in Akita, Japan that opened in 1941. Its recorded capacity is 20,125.
Key facts
Soyu Stadium is a stadium in Akita, Japan that opened in 1941. Its recorded capacity is 20,125. It is owned by Akita. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Akita Yabase Athletic Field. Current tenants are Blaublitz Akita, Saruta Kōgyō S.C. [[:tl:Saruta Kogyo SC|[tl]]], Hokuto Bank SC, TDK Shinwakai, Akita University Medical FC, Blaublitz Akita.
- Location
- Akita, Japan
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 20,125
- Opened
- 1941
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Akita
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Soyu Stadium is at latitude 39.720833, longitude 140.095556, in Akita, Japan. 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 | 39.720833 |
| Longitude | 140.095556 |
| City | Akita |
| Region | Akita |
| Country | Japan |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video board supplier | Panasonic | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Soyu Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Akita Yabase Athletic Field (no sponsor) ran 1941 to 2019. The average tenure of a name here is 78 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Yabase Athletic Field | None | 1941 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Akita | 1941 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaublitz Akita | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Saruta Kōgyō S.C. [[:tl:Saruta Kogyo SC|[tl]]] | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Hokuto Bank SC | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| TDK Shinwakai | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Akita University Medical FC | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Blaublitz Akita | Not mapped | 1941 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
23 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 | 1454 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1453 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Akita City Government SC | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | City of Akita | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33720 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33719 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33720 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33719 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2061 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2060 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372231677 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Soyu_Stadium | Soyu Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 65 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Akita Yabase Athletic Field | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19433 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19432 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19431 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19430 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19429 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7693 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 7692 | 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: