Toyota Stadium (Japan)

Toyota Stadium
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LocationJapan Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°05′04″N 137°10′15″E / 35.08444°N 137.17083°E / 35.08444; 137.17083
Public transitMeitetsu:
Toyota Line at Toyotashi
Aichi Loop Line:
at Shin-Toyota
OwnerToyota City
OperatorToyota Stadium Co., Ltd.
Capacity44,692[1]
Record attendance43,579 (Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers, 11 August 2018)[2] [3]
Field size115 x 78 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1997
OpenedJuly 21, 2001
ArchitectKisho Kurokawa
Tenants
Nagoya Grampus
Toyota Verblitz
Japan National Football Team

Toyota Stadium (豊田スタジアム, Toyota Sutajiamu) is a stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has a retractable roof.

History

It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. The stadium is football-specific, which gives matches an authentic football aura; however, its location outside Nagoya city makes it impractical for consolidating the club's fan base in its billed hometown.

It is also used by Toyota Verblitz, a rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One.

Its roof is unique in that it folds much like an accordion; however, the roof has never been closed since 2015 due to extra costs for maintenance.[citation needed]

Toyota Stadium is one of the venues of the FIFA Club World Cup (formerly the Toyota Cup). The stadium was also used as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup, the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia.[4] In RWC events, the stadium had been referred to as "City of Toyota Stadium" to avoid confusion as if the name of the stadium is a form of naming rights by Toyota Motor Co., although it is not.

Football international matches

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Attendance
24 May 2005  United Arab Emirates 0–0  Peru 2005 Kirin Cup 6,536
24 May 2008  Japan 1–0  Ivory Coast 2008 Kirin Cup 40,701
03 Mar 2010  Japan 2–0  Bahrain 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 38,042
19 June 2011  Japan 2–0  Kuwait 2012 Summer Olympics qualification 17,873
29 Feb 2012  Japan 0–1  Uzbekistan 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 42,720
30 May 2013  Japan 0–2  Bulgaria 2013 Kirin Cup 41,353
14 November 2014  Japan 6–0  Honduras 2014 Kirin Cup 42,126
3 June 2016  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2(4)–2(3)  Denmark 2016 Kirin Cup 4,500
3 June 2016  Japan 7–2  Bulgaria 2016 Kirin Cup 41,940
6 October 2017  Japan 2–1  New Zealand 2017 Kirin Cup 38,461
20 November 2018  Japan 4–0  Kyrgyzstan 2018 Kirin Cup 38,353
5 June 2019  Japan 0–0  Trinidad and Tobago 2019 Kirin Cup 38,507

2019 Rugby World Cup matches

Date Time (JST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
23 September 2019 19:15  Wales 43–14  Georgia Pool D 35,546
28 September 2019 18:45  South Africa 57–3  Namibia Pool B

36,449

5 October 2019 19:30  Japan 38–19  Samoa Pool A 39,695
12 October 2019 13:45  New Zealand 0-0  Italy Pool B Match cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Bid Evaluation Report" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2020. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers 4-2". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers Match report and result (in Japanese)". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "RWC 2019 MATCH VENUES". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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