Suita City Football Stadium
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Panasonic Stadium Suita (パナソニックスタジアム吹田) is a stadium located in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has a capacity of 40,000. The official name is Suita City Football Stadium and is used for international matches such as the World Cup qualifiers.
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Former names | Suita City Football Stadium |
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Location | Suita, Osaka, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°48′09″N 135°32′18″E |
Public transit | Osaka Monorail: Saito Line at Kōen-higashiguchi |
Owner | City of Suita, Osaka Prefecture |
Operator | Gamba Osaka |
Capacity | 40,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | December 13, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-13)[2] |
Built | December 2013 – September 22, 2015[3] |
Opened | October 10, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-10) |
Construction cost | ¥14.086 billion[3] |
Architect | Takenaka Yasui Architects |
Tenants | |
Gamba Osaka (2016–present) Japan national football team |
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The stadium is home of the J1 League football club Gamba Osaka since 2016 and replaced Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, which had been their main stadium between 1991 and 2015.[4]
Panasonic, whose headquarters are located in the nearby city of Kadoma, acquired the naming rights and the stadium is known as Panasonic Stadium Suita since January 1, 2018.[5]