Paloma Mizuho Stadium

{{Short description|Sports venue in Nagoya, Japan}}

{{About|the demolished stadium|the new stadium built on its ground|Paloma Mizuho Stadium (2026)}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Paloma Mizuho Stadium |

| nick_name =

| former names = Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium (1941–2015)

| image = 270px

| caption = Mizuho Park stadium in 2011.

| location = Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

| publictransit = Nagoya Municipal Subway:
20px Meijō Line at {{ja-stalink|Mizuho Undōjō Higashi}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.122721|136.944301|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}

| broke_ground =

| opened = 1941

| renovated = 1950, 1994

| expanded = 1982

| closed = November 2021

| demolished = 2021–2022

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}

| owner = Nagoya City

| operator =

| surface = Grass

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| tenants = Nagoya Grampus

| seating_capacity = 27,000 (20,000 for Nagoya Grampus league matches)

| dimensions = 106 x 68 m

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{{Nihongo|Paloma Mizuho Stadium|パロマ瑞穂スタジアム|Paroma Mizuho Sutajiamu}}{{cite web |url=http://aichi-sc.jp/en/facility/mizuhostadium/ |title=Paloma Mizuho Stadium {{!}} Aichi Sports Commission |website=aichi-sc.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324162358/http://aichi-sc.jp/en/facility/mizuhostadium/ |archive-date=2018-03-24}} was a multi-purpose stadium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

It was formerly known as Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium ({{langx|ja|名古屋市瑞穂公園陸上競技場|Nagoyashi Mizuho Kōen Rikujō Kyōgijō}}). Since April 2015, it has been called Paloma Mizuho Stadium in accordance with naming rights. The stadium will be rebuilt to be used for athletics and ceremonies for the 2026 Asian Games.

It was planned to be used as an Olympic venue in Nagoya’s bid plans for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but Nagoya lost the bid to Seoul, South Korea.

Overview

The stadium is used mostly for football matches and is the part-time home stadium of Nagoya Grampus along with Toyota Stadium. The stadium holds 27,000 people and was built in 1941.

It is distinct from Mizuho Rugby Stadium, which has a capacity of 11,900 and is used mainly for rugby, including Top League games.

Due to renovation for the 2026 Asian Games, the stadium was closed in November 2021 and began its demolition process the same month.

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