Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
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Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium (万博記念競技場, Banpaku Kinen Kyōgi-jō), a.k.a “Osaka Expo '70 Stadium", is an athletics stadium located in the Expo Commemoration Park, the site of Expo '70, in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has a capacity of around about 21,000.
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Location | Suita, Osaka, Japan |
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Coordinates | 34.810278°N 135.5425°E / 34.810278; 135.5425 |
Owner | Osaka Prefecture |
Capacity | 21,000 (mostly seated) |
Field size | 106 x 68.9 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1972 |
Renovated | 1985, 1993, 1996, 2006 |
Tenants | |
Gamba Osaka (1980–2015) Gamba Osaka U-23 (2016–2020) |
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The stadium was the home ground of J.League club Gamba Osaka between 1993 and 2015 before the club moved to Suita City Football Stadium. It remains in use as a local athletics venue, rugby and as a home venue for Gamba Osaka's Under-23 team in the J3 League.