Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
Shizuoka's premier sports venue, home to football, track and field, and global tournaments.
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Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA is a sports stadium used primarily for football, located in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the centrepiece of the larger Ogasayama Sports Park, which extends into neighbouring Kakegawa. The stadium's capacity is 50,889. It is now the primary venue for major sporting events in Shizuoka Prefecture, including track and field, for which it is fully equipped. Opened in 2001, it hosted its first major event on May 12, 2001, the Shizuoka derby J. League match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata, with a record crowd of 52,959.
Quick Facts
- Public transit
- JR Central:; Tōkaidō Main Line at Aino
- x
- Shizuoka
- Location
- Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan
- Opened
- March 2001
- Owner
- Shizuoka Prefecture
- Operator
- Shizuoka Prefectural Football Association
- Surface
- Grass
- Tenants
- Júbilo Iwata; Shimizu S-Pulse (select matches)
- Capacity
- 50,889
Lore & Background
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA opened in 2001 and immediately made history with its first major event on May 12, 2001: the Shizuoka derby J. League match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata. A record crowd of 52,959 saw an extra time 1-0 victory for Shimizu. The stadium played host to some matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including Belgium versus Russia in the group stage (which Belgium won 3–2) and the quarter-final match between Brazil and England, which Brazil won 2–1. It also hosted the 2003 58th National Sports Festival of Japan as the main stadium. Later, it was used as one of the venues for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the first Rugby World Cup held in Asia. Next to the stadium is the indoor Ecopa Arena, used for various performances and shows.
Reader's Guide
To reach Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA, take the train to Aino Station, which was constructed at the same time as the stadium and is a fifteen-minute walk from the stadium. Aino Station is four minutes west of Kakegawa Station, the nearest Shinkansen station to Ecopa. When the stadium is used for J. League or international fixtures, shuttle buses run from Kakegawa station to the stadium. The walk from Aino Station to the stadium features sixteen works of art commissioned to commemorate the 2002 World Cup, each designed by an artist from a previous host of the competition. The stadium is fully equipped for track and field events and is the primary venue for major sporting events in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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