Kobe Wing Stadium
Home of Vissel Kobe and the Kobelco Kobe Steelers, with a retractable roof and World Cup history.
Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium, also known as Noevir Stadium Kobe, is a football stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan. It has a capacity of 30,132 and features a retractable roof. It is the home ground of J1 League club Vissel Kobe and rugby union team Kobelco Kobe Steelers.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Venue for Japan National Team matches and 2002 FIFA World Cup host
- Affiliation
- Japan Football Association (JFA), Vissel Kobe
- First appears
- Opened in 2001
- Status
- Active
Lore & Background
In 1970, Kobe Central Football Stadium opened at the site of the Kobe Keirin Track, becoming the first football stadium in Japan to host night games after floodlights were installed. For the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was renovated with a removable roof and increased capacity, reopening as Kobe Wing Stadium in November 2001 with a capacity of 42,000. After the World Cup, it reopened in 2003 with a reduced capacity of 32,000 and became the home of Vissel Kobe. The stadium hosted four group games of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Naming rights were sold to Next Co., Ltd. in 2007, renaming it Home's Stadium Kobe, and later to Noevir in 2013, becoming Noevir Stadium Kobe.
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