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Location | Sapporo, Japan |
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Coordinates | 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°ECoordinates: 43°0′54.62″N 141°24′35.16″E / 43.0151722°N 141.4097667°E |
Public transit |
Sapporo Municipal Subway: 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) |
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Opened | June 3, 2001 |
Architect | Hiroshi Hara |
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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.