Tancheon Sports Complex
{{Short description|Sports Facilities in Seongnam, South Korea}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Tancheon Stadium
탄천종합운동장 주경기장
| nickname = Fortress Tancheon
| image = 250px
| location = 215, Tancheon-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
| coordinates = {{coord|37.408614|127.122256|type:landmark|display=inline}}
| broke_ground = August 1997
| renovated =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner =
| operator = Seongnam
| surface = Grass
| architect =
| dimensions = {{plainlist|
- Site: {{convert|117,414|m2|abbr=on}}
- Floor space: {{convert|29,220|m2|abbr=on}}
}}| tenants = Seongnam FC
| construction_cost = 112.1 Billion KRW
| former_names =Seongnam 2 Sports Complex
| seating_capacity = 16,146
}}
Tancheon Sports Complex ({{langx|ko|탄천종합운동장}}) is a group of sports facilities in Seongnam, South Korea. Its name was Seongnam 2 Sports Complex but changed to Tancheon Sports Complex in January 2006, naming after Tancheon. The complex consists of the Tancheon Stadium, Tancheon Baseball Stadium and a Sports Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/13|title=시설소개 {{!}} 탄천종합운동장|date=2017-02-20|website=www.2ssc.or.kr|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106071216/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/13|archive-date=2016-01-06|access-date=2017-02-19}}
Facilities
= Tancheon Stadium =
Tancheon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium built in 2002 and currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Seongnam FC since 2005, replacing the club's previous home, the Seongnam Sports Complex.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/KOR_2016/record/data_2.asp?year=2005&game=4&game_type=1#|title=데이터센터 {{!}} 한국프로축구연맹 - 현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식/챌린지|website=www.kleague.com|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-20}}
The first professional football match ever held was a friendly game between Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Poland national football team on 26 May 2002.{{Cite web|url=http://legacy.www.hani.co.kr/section-006100000/2002/05/p006100000200205261728407.html|title=폴란드, 성남 일화에 2-1 진땀승|date=2002-05-26|website=legacy.www.hani.co.kr|access-date=2017-02-20}}
In 2009, Seongnam FC moved their home matches to Seongnam Sports Complex as the canopy installation works commenced.{{Cite news|url=http://sportalkorea.mt.co.kr/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=20080818174550|title=성남, 성남종합운동장으로 홈 경기장 변경|date=2017-02-20|newspaper=No 1. 축구전문 콘텐츠 기업 스포탈코리아|access-date=2017-02-20}} The installation was completed in 2010. The first match held since the installation was Seongnam FC's 2010 AFC Champions League game against Kawasaki Frontale on 23 February 2010.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jsports/?ac=article_view&entry_id=113331&_REFERER=https://www.google.com.au/|script-title=ko:'확 변했다!' 지붕 덮인 성남의 탄천경기장|date=2010-03-01|access-date=2017-02-20|language=ko}}
On 12 March 2016, the stadium recorded its first ever K League sold-out match in Seongnam FC's 2016 K League Classic first-round game against Suwon Samsung Bluewings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/KOR_2016/media/news_read.asp?intSeq=14399|title=뉴스 {{!}} 한국프로축구연맹 - 현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식/챌린지|website=www.kleague.com|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-20}}
In the first half of 2019, Seongnam installed the nation's best large electronic display panel at Tancheon Stadium. Fan would be able to enjoy more vivid game scenes and halftime events at the stadium. In order to improve players' performance, the grass was completely replaced, and track and field tracks was also replaced with blue ones. The team's color was applied to the stadium with street lamp banners and branding using Tongcheon.{{Cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111183112|title='탄천 복귀' 성남, 경기장 재정비 완료...14일 대구전부터|date=2019-07-11|access-date=2020-04-17}}
The stadium is nicknamed the Tancheon Fortress (Hangul: 탄천요새) reflecting Seongnam FC's strong home record{{Cite news|url=http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/arnold-aiming-to-ruin-seongnams-strong-home-record/43dbegk699us1uju1zypcp9ld|title=Arnold aiming to ruin Seongnam's strong home record|newspaper=Central Coast Mariners|access-date=2017-02-22}} in AFC Champions League.{{Cite news|url=http://www.seongnamfc.com/news/notice-view.php?No=632&keyfield=content&keyword=%25C5%25BA%25C3%25B5%25BF%25E4%25BB%25F5&page=1&board_table=notice|title=성남시민프로축구단 : 성남FC 서포팅가 홈페이지 업로드 안내|access-date=2017-02-22}}
File:Tancheon Stadium, South Stand before canopy installation.jpg
= Tancheon Baseball Stadium =
The stadium is equipped with AstroTurf and a stand with 955 seats. From Mondays to Saturdays, the stadium is mostly used by the city's high school baseball teams for home games and practices. For public use, applicants need to apply to a draw for empty time slots.
= Tancheon Sports Club =
The complex building includes swimming pool, squash court, aerobic exercise centre, ice rink, multi-purpose gym, health club, tennis court, bowling alley, and indoor golf facilities.
In popular culture
In the quarantine camp scene in the South Korean disaster film, Flu (2013), infected persons are placed in plastic bags, with some of them still alive, thrown into a pit in Tancheon Stadium, and incinerated. Mir (Park Min-ha is brought to the pit of bodies to be incinerated but is rescued by Kang Ji-goo (Jang Hyuk). The uninfected people see the pit, and a riot ensues, forcing the evacuation of all medical and military personnel from the camp.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=74094|script-title=ko:탄천종합운동장이 살처분장으로?|date=2013-08-13|newspaper=씨네21|access-date=2017-02-20|language=ko-KR}}
File:Tancheon Stadium, East Stand before canopy installation. 01.jpg
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.2ssc.or.kr/ Official website] {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.seongnamfc.com/aboutSFC/field.php Seongnam FC Official Site] {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/south_korea/kyonggi_do/seongnam_tancheon.shtml World Stadiums]
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Category:Football venues in South Korea
Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea
Category:Rugby union stadiums in South Korea
Category:Sports complexes in South Korea
Category:Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province
Category:Sports venues completed in 2002
Category:Buildings and structures in Seongnam