Busan Gudeok Stadium


The Busan Gudeok Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and can accommodate 12,349 spectators. The venue opened in September 1928 as Busan Municipal Stadium. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football matches. It was also the main venue for the 1997 East Asian Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and football competitions. Football club Busan IPark played their home games at the venue between 1983 and 2002. Additionally, Busan Transport Corporation have played their home games at the venue since 2006.

History

1959 crowd crush

On 17 July 1959, 67 people died after heavy rains caused a crowd to rush into a narrow entrance.

1988 Summer Olympics

During the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, eight football games took place at the Gudeok stadium, including all three of South Korea's matches and one semi-final match. 180 players accompanied by 72 officials from nine countries competed for eleven days, attracting a total of 146,320 spectators or 18,290 on average per day. A total of 675 million won was spent on the stadium before the tournament to improve the electronic scoreboard and other facilities.
DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2RoundAttendance
17 September 1988West Germany3–0ChinaGroup A24,000
18 September 1988South Korea0–0Soviet UnionGroup C30,000
19 September 1988West Germany4–1TunisiaGroup A14,000
20 September 1988South Korea0–0United StatesGroup C22,000
21 September 1988Tunisia0–0ChinaGroup A17,000
22 September 1988Argentina2–1South KoreaGroup C30,000
25 September 1988Soviet Union3–0AustraliaQuarter-final5,000
27 September 1988Soviet Union3–2 ItalySemi-final10,000