Busan Gudeok Stadium


The Busan Gudeok Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium currently holds 24,000 spectators. The venue opened in September 1928. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the Olympic football matches. It was also the main venue for the 1997 East Asian Games hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and football competitions. Professional football team Busan IPark have played their home games at the venue since 2015 as well as between 1997 and 2002. Additionally, non-league football team Busan Transport Corporation FC have played their home games at the venue since 2006.

1988 Summer Olympics

During the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, eight soccer games took place at the Gudeok stadium including all three of South Korea's matches and one semi-final match. 180 players accompanied by 72 officials from nine countries competed for eleven days from September 17 through September 27, attracting a total of 146,320 spectators or 18,290 on average per day. A total of 675 million won was spent on the stadium before the tournament to improve the electronic scoreboard and other facilities.
DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2RoundAttendance
17 September 1988West Germany3–0ChinaGroup A24,000
18 September 1988South Korea0–0Soviet UnionGroup C30,000
19 September 1988West Germany4–1TunisiaGroup A14,000
20 September 1988South Korea0–0United StatesGroup C22,000
21 September 1988Tunisia0–0ChinaGroup A17,000
22 September 1988Argentina2–1South KoreaGroup C30,000
25 September 1988Soviet Union3–0AustraliaQuarter-final5,000
27 September 1988Soviet Union3–2 ItalySemi-final10,000