Ecopa Stadium
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| Location | Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′35.60″N 137°58′13.81″E / 34.7432222°N 137.9705028°ECoordinates: 34°44′35.60″N 137°58′13.81″E / 34.7432222°N 137.9705028°E |
| Owner | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Operator | Shizuoka Prefectural Football Association |
| Capacity | 50,889 |
| Field size | 106 m × 72 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | March 2001 |
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Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA (静岡スタジアム・エコパ Shizuoka Sutajiamu Ekopa?) is a sports stadium used primarily for football. The stadium is in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, although the stadium itself is merely the centrepiece of the larger Ogasayama Sports Park which extends into neighbouring Kakegawa. The stadium's capacity is 50,889. It is now the primary venue for major sporting events in Shizuoka Prefecture, including track and field, for which it is fully equipped.
Shizuoka Stadium was opened in 2001 and played host to some matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including Belgium versus Russia in the group stage (which Belgium won 3-2) and the quarter-final match between Brazil and England, which Brazil won 2-1.
Ecopa is the venue for J. League team Júbilo Iwata's more high-profile games, including the Shizuoka Derby versus Shimizu S-Pulse and is also occasionally used as a home ground by Shimizu S-Pulse. It hosted the 2003 58th National Sports Festival of Japan main stadium.
In recent years Ecopa has also been home to one semifinal match of the Emperor's Cup, sharing the duty with the Kasumigaoka in Tokyo, although due to its isolation and the fact that both semifinals are held at the same time, Ecopa usually has less attendance.
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