Gwangju Mudeung Stadium

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Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
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Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
Location Gwangju, South Korea
Coordinates 35°9′10.39″N126°50′24.89″E / 35.1528861°N 126.8402472°E / 35.1528861; 126.8402472 Coordinates: 35°9′10.39″N126°50′24.89″E / 35.1528861°N 126.8402472°E / 35.1528861; 126.8402472
Operator Gwangju
Capacity 24,304
Surface Grass, Tartan track
Opened1 October 1965
Closed2011

Gwangju Mudeung Stadium is a sports complex in Gwangju, South Korea. Main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000 people and was opened in 1966. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some football matches. This complex has Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium and gymnasium.

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