Daegu World Cup Stadium
| Blue Arc | |
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| Full name | Daegu Stadium |
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| Former names | Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Location | 504, Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 35°49′47.2″N 128°41′25.1″E / 35.829778°N 128.690306°ECoordinates: 35°49′47.2″N 128°41′25.1″E / 35.829778°N 128.690306°E |
| Owner | Daegu Metropolitan City |
| Operator | Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center |
| Capacity | 66,422 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m (Running track: 400 m x 8 lane, 100 m x 9 lane) |
| Surface | Grass, Tartan track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 29 July 1997 |
| Opened | 28 June 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$265 million |
| Architect | Kang Cheol-Hee, Idea Image Institute of Architects (IIIA) |
| Structural engineer | Substructure: Seoul Structure, Roof: WS Atkins |
| General contractor | Samsung |
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FIFA World Cup (2002) Daegu FC (2003–present) 22nd Summer Universiade (2003) 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2011) |
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| Daegu Stadium | |
| Hangul | 대구월드컵경기장 |
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| Hanja | 大邱월드컵競技場 |
| Revised Romanization | Daegu Woldeukeop Gyeoggijang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taegu Wŏldŭkŏp Kyŏnggijang |
Daegu Stadium, also known as Blue Arc, is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It is located approximately 11 km or 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport. It is managed by the Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center.
It was one of the host venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the main stadium for the 2003 Summer Universiade and the main venue of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. It is the home stadium for Daegu FC of the Korea Professional Football League (K League).
The construction was completed in May 2001 at a cost of 265,000,000 USD. The roof was engineered by the international consultancy WS Atkins. The roof is in two sections, each with an inclined trussed steel arch spanning 273 m for a rise of only 28.7 m, and propped by 13 secondary arches off a perimeter second "arch" that is supported by raking columns. The total roof steel weight is 4,350 t. The roof cladding is a PTFE-coated glass-reinforced fabric canopy. The modelling (form-finding) and analysis of the tensile roof was performed by Tensys. Wind tunnel studies were carried out by BMT Limited to assess the wind loading on the roof.
The stadium was the largest stadium in South Korea at 2002 FIFA World Cup and held the following matches:
Daegu World Cup Stadium hosts the Daegu Marathon annually in April of each year.
The stadium was also the venue for the 8th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2011.
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