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Sapporo Dome

Sapporo Dome
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Sapporo Dome
Location Sapporo, Japan
Coordinates 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°E / 43.0151722; 141.4097667Coordinates: 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°E / 43.0151722; 141.4097667
Public transit Sapporo Municipal Subway:
Subway SapporoToho.svg Tōhō Line at Fukuzumi
Owner Sapporo City
Operator Sapporo Dome Co.,Ltd.
Capacity 41,484 (football)
40,476 (baseball)
53,796 (max. with temporary seats)
Field size Left Field – 100 m (328.1 ft)
Center Field – 122 m (400.3 ft)
Right Field – 100 m (328.1 ft)
Height of Outfield Fence – 5.75 m (18.9 ft)
Construction
Opened June 3, 2001
Architect Hiroshi Hara
Tenants

The Sapporo Dome (札幌ドーム Sapporo Dōmu?) is a stadium located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and association football. It is the home field of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the association football club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. It is one of the planned football venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics, is the planned venue for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, and is a planned venue of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The stadium was previously a venue of the 2002 edition of the FIFA World Cup.

The Sapporo Dome opened in 2001 with 41,580 seats. This stadium hosted 3 games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Germany vs Saudi Arabia, Argentina vs England and Italy vs Ecuador; all three matches were in the first round.


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