Kumagaya Athletic Stadium

Kumagaya Athletics Stadium
	Kumagaya Athletics Stadium Location within Saitama Prefecture Kumagaya Athletics Stadium Kumagaya Athletics Stadium (Japan)
Location	300 Kamigawakami, Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
Owner	Saitama Prefecture
Capacity	15,392
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1996
Opened	2003
Tenants
	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama; Omiya Ardija

Kumagaya Athletics Stadium (熊谷くまがいスポーツ文化ぶんか公園こうえん陸上りくじょう競技きょうぎ場じょう) is a multi-use stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. The stadium is part of a larger sports complex which includes a smaller athletics stadium, a rugby stadium and a large arena. The complex is located in the Kumagaya Park.

Uses

The Kumagaya Athletics Stadium itself includes a 9-lane athletic track and is one of the main tracks of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, hosting athletics events through the year. The stadium is also the alternative stadium of the football team Omiya Ardija which plays some matches there. Some pre-season and Emperor's Cup matches are also played at the stadium.

The rugby stadium hosted matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[1]

References

^ "World Rugby approves revised Japan 2019 hosting roadmap". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

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[1] "World Rugby approves revised Japan 2019 hosting roadmap". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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