Seoul World Cup Stadium

The Seoul World Cup Stadium, the 2nd largest football-specific stadium in Asia. The roof has the unique shape of a traditional Korean kite. It is 50 meters high, is supported by 16 masts, and covers 90% of the stadium's seats. The structure is clad with fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing that is designed to resemble hanji, traditional Korean paper. At nighttime, lighting installed in the structure creates illumination similar that of to a traditional Korean lamp. == Notable football events ==

2002 FIFA World Cup The Seoul World Cup Stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches: 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the main venue of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and held the following matches: 2013 AFC Champions League Final The Seoul World Cup Stadium was the first leg venue of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. == Tenants ==

• The home of Korea Republic national football team since 2001. • The home of K League 1 club FC Seoul since 2004. == Events ==

• 2004: Sangam CGV Multiplex Cinema in the World Cup Mall at the Stadium was used as the filming location for Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)'s drama Lovers in Paris. It was used as the cinema CSV of Baek Seung-kyung, Ki-joo's ex-wife, played by Park Shin-yang, also where Tae-young, played by Kim Jung-eun, worked and had the pajama party. • 4th, 5th, and 6th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE), from 2007 to 2009. • 2009 Dream Concert – 10 October 2009 • 2010 Dream Concert – 22 May 2010 • 2011 Dream Concert – 28 May 2011 • 2012 Dream Concert – 12 May 2012 • Psy's Happening Concert – 13 April 2013 • 2013 Dream Concert – 11 May 2013 • 2014 Dream Concert's 20th Anniversary: I Love Korea – 7 June 2014 • SM Town Live World Tour IV – 15 August 2014 • 2014 League of Legends World Championship finals – 19 October 2014 • 2015 I Love Korea Dream Concert – 23 May 2015 • 70th anniversary of Independence I Am Korea Concert – 15 August 2015 • Sechs Kies's Reunion Concert – 14 April 2016 • 2016 I Love Korea Dream Concert – 4 June 2016 • Big Bang concert 0.TO.10 – 20 August 2016 • 2017 Dream Concert – 3 June 2017 • G-Dragon concert – Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour – 10 June 2017 • SM Town Live World Tour VI – 8 July 2017 • 2018 Dream Concert – 12 May 2018 • 2019 Dream Concert – 18 May 2019 • BTS pre-recorded performance for the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards – 6 December 2020 • Host closing ceremony of 25th World Jamboree 2023 – 11 August 2023 • Seventeen – Follow Tour encore – 28–29 April 2024 • Lim Young-woong concert – IM HERO - THE STADIUM – 25 and 26 May 2024 • IU concert – H.E.R.E.H. World Tour encore – 21–22 September 2024 ==See also==