Jamsil Baseball Stadium
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Jamsil Baseball Stadium (잠실 야구장) is a baseball
stadium
in Jamsil 1-dong
, Songpa-gu
, Seoul
, South Korea
. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Jamsil Sports Complex along with the nearby Seoul Olympic Stadium, and hosted the baseball
events during the 1988 Summer Olympics
. It is the home of the LG Twins
and Doosan Bears
in the KBO
. Area of the Jamsil Baseball Stadium is 26,331m^2, and it has one basement level and is three stories high with center distance of 125m long, side distances of 100m. The stadium has 59 entrance consisting of 49 inner gates with 10 outer gates. Parking lot allows 2200 cars to park. There is also other parking lots around so you can park at any of them if the parking lot is full. You can reach Jamsil Baseball Stadium with subway line 2, or you can take a bus either. There is a nursing room and playroom for children, and you can also rent a stroller. Stadium is designated as non-smoking area, but there is small smoking area available. Jamsil Baseball Stadium is also renovated in 2007, spending about 1.5 billion KRW. Grass on field is replaced and then drain and sprinkler are upgraded to prevent heavy rain. You can buy tickets online, price range is from 4000 to 50000 KRW. Since the stadium is 30 years old, many people demand teams to build new stadium as Baseball gets much more popular than before. When they first built the stadium, a builder didn't assign enough spaces for stores and restaurants, so some of cafeterias are still in temporary building. But due to the budget, Seoul and two teams are still discussing building a new stadium.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Jamsil 1-dong
Jamsil-dong
Jamsil-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Its name is strongly related to silkworm breeding during the Joseon dynasty and Jamsil literally means a room or place for sericulture...
, Songpa-gu
Songpa-gu
Songpa-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Songpa is located at the southeastern part of Seoul, the capital of Korea, Songpa is a district with the largest population...
, Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The stadium holds 30,265 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Jamsil Sports Complex along with the nearby Seoul Olympic Stadium, and hosted the baseball
Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the seventh time. Eight teams competed in Seoul in the baseball tournament. The format used was the same as the tournament of four years earlier. Five teams that had competed in the 1984 tournament returned.-Preliminary round:There...
events during the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
. It is the home of the LG Twins
LG Twins
LG Twins Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. The club was known as the MBC Blue Dragons owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until , when they were taken over by the LG Group...
and Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears
The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization....
in the KBO
Korea Baseball Organization
The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...
. Area of the Jamsil Baseball Stadium is 26,331m^2, and it has one basement level and is three stories high with center distance of 125m long, side distances of 100m. The stadium has 59 entrance consisting of 49 inner gates with 10 outer gates. Parking lot allows 2200 cars to park. There is also other parking lots around so you can park at any of them if the parking lot is full. You can reach Jamsil Baseball Stadium with subway line 2, or you can take a bus either. There is a nursing room and playroom for children, and you can also rent a stroller. Stadium is designated as non-smoking area, but there is small smoking area available. Jamsil Baseball Stadium is also renovated in 2007, spending about 1.5 billion KRW. Grass on field is replaced and then drain and sprinkler are upgraded to prevent heavy rain. You can buy tickets online, price range is from 4000 to 50000 KRW. Since the stadium is 30 years old, many people demand teams to build new stadium as Baseball gets much more popular than before. When they first built the stadium, a builder didn't assign enough spaces for stores and restaurants, so some of cafeterias are still in temporary building. But due to the budget, Seoul and two teams are still discussing building a new stadium.
Reference
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 166.