ノエビアスタジアム神戸 | |
Full name | NOEVIR Stadium Kobe |
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Former names | Kobe Wing Stadium (2001-2007) Home's Stadium Kobe (2007-2013) |
Address | 1-2-2 Misaki-Cho, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°39′24.15″N 135°10′8.27″E / 34.6567083°N 135.1689639°ECoordinates: 34°39′24.15″N 135°10′8.27″E / 34.6567083°N 135.1689639°E |
Owner | Kobe City |
Operator | Kobe Wing Stadium Co.,Ltd. |
Type | Stadium |
Capacity | 30,132 |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
Field shape | Square |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | |
Tenants | |
Vissel Kobe (J. League) INAC Kobe Leonessa (Nadeshiko League) Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (Top League) |
The Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium (神戸市御崎公園球技場?), also known as The Noevir Stadium Kobe (ノエビアスタジアム神戸?), is a football stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 30,132. This stadium, which features a retractable roof, is the home ground of J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the rugby union Top League team Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.
In 1970, Kobe Central Stadium (神戸市立中央競技場?) was opened at the site of the Kobe Keirin Track. It was the first football stadium in Japan to be able to host games at night following the installation of night lighting.
In order to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was renovated to install a removable roof and increase spectator capacity. It was opened under the name Kobe Wing Stadium in November 2001 with a capacity of 42,000.
Reopened in 2003 with a reduced capacity of 32,000 Kobe Wing Stadium became the home of the Vissel Kobe football club.