Showa Denko Dome Oita

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Showa Denko Dome Ōita

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Former names	Oita Stadium (2001–2006) Kyushu Oil Dome (2006–2010) Oita Bank Dome (2010–2019)
Location	Ōita, Japan
Coordinates	33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E / 33.20056°N 131.65750°E / 33.20056; 131.65750Coordinates: 33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E / 33.20056°N 131.65750°E / 33.20056; 131.65750
Owner	Ōita Prefecture
Operator	Daisen Co., Ltd.
Capacity	40,000 (former 3,000 movable seats were removed)
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1998
Opened	2001
Construction cost	¥25 billion
Architect	Kisho Kurokawa
General contractor	Takenaka Corporation etc.
Tenants
Oita Trinita (2001–present) 2002 FIFA World Cup 2019 Rugby World Cup National Sports Festival of Japan (2008) (2013)

Showa Denko Dome Ōita (昭和電工ドーム大分) is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.

The stadium is currently called Showa Denko Dome Oita (昭和電工ドーム大分) as an abbreviated form, by naming rights. It was formerly called as Kyushu Oil Dome (九州石油ドーム, Kyūshū Sekiyu Dōmu) sponsored by the Kyushu Oil Co. until early 2010 and Oita Bank Dome (大分銀行ドーム, Ōita Ginkō Dōmu) sponsored by the Oita Bank until early 2019. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of J. League club Oita Trinita. It was designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa, and built by KT Group, Takenaka Corporation.

History[]

Ōita Stadium

Oita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000. But after 2002 FIFA World Cup ended, 3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, so its current capacity is 40,000 .

Major sports matches[]

2002 FIFA World Cup[]

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
10 June 2002	Tunisia	1–1	Belgium	Group H	39,700
13 June 2002	Mexico	1–1	Italy	Group G	39,291
16 June 2002	Sweden	1–2 (asdet)	Senegal	Round of 16	39,747

2019 Rugby World Cup[]

Date	Time (JST)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
2 October 2019	19:15	New Zealand	63–0	Canada	Pool B	34,411
5 October 2019	14:15	Australia	45–10	Uruguay	Pool D	33,781
9 October 2019	18:45	Wales	29-17	Fiji		33,379
19 October 2019	16:15	England	40-16	Australia	Quarterfinals	36,954
20 October 2019	16:15	Wales	20-19	France		34,426

Features[]

Ōita Stadium has a retractable dome roof with roof system driven by a wire traction system. Other features of the stadium:

• Building area: 51,830 m²
• Total floor area: 92,882 m²
• Covered area: 29,000 m²
• Stand inclination: Max. 33 degree angle

See also[]

• Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture
• Home's Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
• Big, Bigger, Biggest - a documentary TV series featuring the stadium

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōita Stadium.

• Dome - Oita Sports Park (in Japanese)
• Big Bigger Biggest program featured the Ōita Bank Dome (50:10, YouTube video)