Incheon Asiad Main Stadium

Incheon Stadium

Asiad Main Stadium
View of Stadium in June 2014
Full name	Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
Location	1048 Bongsu-daero Seo-gu Incheon South Korea
Coordinates	37°32′51″N 126°39′57″E / 37.547418°N 126.665797°E / 37.547418; 126.665797
Owner	Municipality of Incheon
Capacity	30,000 61,074 (2014 Asian Games)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	25 June 2011
Opened	1 July 2014
Construction cost	Korean Won 496 billion USD $ 429 million
Architect	Populous
Tenants
2014 Asian Games 2014 Asian Para Games

The Incheon Stadium, commonly known as the Incheon Asia Main Stadium, is a stadium located in Incheon, South Korea. Completed in July 2014, it is used mostly for athletics meets and was the main venue of the 2014 Asian Games. The stadium has been designed with an initial capacity of roughly 60,000 spectators. After the 2014 Asian Games, capacity was reduced to 30,000 spectators. The stadium has an oval running track enclosing a regulation-size soccer field. Outside, there's a tennis court, a subsidiary stadium, and the 1,415.13㎡ Yeonhui Cricket Ground.

The main stadium was used for the opening and closing ceremony and Athletics competition of 2014 Asian Games. Utilizing the long linear landscape from South to North to actively connect to surrounding parks, and the natural continuity of the rooftops to facilitate the approach by spectators, in order to overcome the difficulty of approaching the long site while emphasizing the potential of the area. It attempts to depict the movements of people with the lines and soft curvatures of dancing in order to link with Seungmu (Buddhist dance), and to express dynamic movement with the tide and wind, which represent the sea of Incheon.

On April 17, 2007, Incheon was chosen as the venue for the 16-day Asiad that will be held from September to October 2014. The total number of participants is about 20,000: 13,000 athletes and officials and 7,000 media from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOC).

Populous, the global architecture firm that also designed London's Olympic Stadium has designed the stadium in collaboration with Heerim Architects and Planners. The chief feature of the stadium is its sustainability. The design configures the main facilities towards the permanent western side, while the temporary seating spaces towards the eastern side. The temporary seating will be removed after the games.