Gwangju FC's home stadium is being changed back to World Cup Stadium
Gwangju FC's home stadium is being changed back to World Cup Stadium
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Many pointed out that the exclusive stadium used by professional soccer Gwangju FC does not meet international standards and has poor facilities.
Eventually, the home stadium is expected to turn into a World Cup stadium.
Reporter Yoo Seung-yong's report.
Last year's Asian Champions League Elite Champions League, which advanced for the first time in Gwangju FC's history.
However, it was played at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium right next to it, not at its home stadium.
This is because the soccer stadium, which is used as a home stadium, does not meet international standards because there are less than 10,000 paid stands and the distance between the goals is less than 105 meters.
According to the Professional Football Federation policy, K League 1 games must also meet this standard from 2027.
In the end, the K-League home opener on the 15th of next month and the Asian Champions League (ACL) match on the 18th will be held at the World Cup Stadium.
The quality of the grass at the exclusive stadium continued to be pointed out, and it was decided to change the home stadium itself to the World Cup Stadium after the grass improvement work last year.
[Kim Daewon / Gwangju FC Director of Planning: "We need to discuss various facilities, the use of public property, and the public utility charges. We plan to make a final decision after that discussion."]
Gwangju FC has created the current soccer stadium and used it since July 2020 due to the fact that the World Cup Stadium is a general stadium, so the spectators and the soccer field are far away.
The soccer stadium here has been used by installing variable spectators on the track of the existing auxiliary playground.
If the change of the home stadium is confirmed, it will change again in four and a half years.
The soccer stadium continued to raise concerns about safety accidents in variable spectators and lack of convenience facilities. 먹튀검증
In addition, in order to host events such as the National Sports Festival and the World Athletics Championships, auxiliary playgrounds are needed, so the spectators have to be removed.
Accordingly, Gwangju City plans to review the use of exclusive stadium facilities and finalize whether to change Gwangju FC's home stadium within next month.