Denka Big Swan Stadium

Albirex Niigata ( since 2001)

  • Football World Cup 2002
  • Asian Five Nations 2008
  • J. League

The Denka Big Swan Stadium (Japaneseデンカ ビッグ スワン スタジアム, Tohoku Denryoku Sutajiamu ) is a football stadium in the Japanese city of Niigata and also known by his nickname Big Swan. It was built for the World Cup 2002 Stadium Niigata (新潟 スタジアム, Niigata Sutajiamu ) and completed in March 2001. The construction costs amounted to 269 million euros. Currently, it offers 42,300 square watching. Beginning of 2013, the stadium received its current name for a sponsor: Denka.

Main users of the stadium is the football club Albirex Niigata, which plays its home games in the J. League here. During the 2002 World Cup it was the scene of three games, including the second round match between Denmark and England (0:3).

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