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Saitama Stadium
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Saitama Stadium 2002 (埼玉スタジアム2002 Saitama Sutajiamu Nimarumaruni?), often called Saitama Stadium (埼玉スタジアム Saitama Sutajiamu?) or simply Saisuta (埼スタ?), is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan.
Currently J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds uses this stadium as its home ground in addition to Urawa Komaba Stadium. In 2005 J. League season Reds' Saitama Derby rival Omiya Ardija hosted matches here along with Urawa Komaba Stadium due to expansion of its home Omiya Park Soccer Stadium.
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Transport: Approx. a 15 ~ 20 min. walk from Urawa-Misono Station on the Sai-no-Kuni Stadium Line (Saitama Railway Line : Saitama Railway Co.). (Accessing Saitama Stadium by Train by Saitama Railway Co.)
Built by Azusa Sekkei to host three matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, construction was completed in September 2001. The stadium holds 63,700 people, although for segregation reasons league games hosted at the ground have a reduced capacity of 62,300.
- Building Area: 54,420m²
- Total Floor Area: 62,674m²
- Covered Area: 29,000m²
- Stand Inclination: Max. 30 degree angle
- Name: Saitama Soccer Stadium
- Capacity: 63,700
- Home Team: Urawa Red Diamonds
- Completed: July 2001
- Location: Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Building Area: 54,420 m² Total Floor Area:(Open Arena) 62,674 m²
- Worldstadiums entry
- (Japanese) Official website
- (English) Saitama Soccer Stadium
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