Gwangju World Cup Stadium

The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Gwangju FC of the K League and has a capacity of 40,245.

Gwangju World Cup Stadium

Guus Hiddink Stadium
Location	Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
Owner	Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall
Operator	Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Association
Capacity	40,245
Construction
Broke ground	November 1998
Built	1998–2001
Opened	November 2001
Tenants
Gwangju Sangmu (2003–2010) Gwangju FC (2011–2020, 2025–present)

The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan City.^[1] Initially, the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In honour of the former South Korea national football team manager Guus Hiddink, who helped the team reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, the stadium is also called the Guus Hiddink Stadium.^[2]

It was the venue of the 3rd Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in 2006.^[3] It was also the main venue of the 2015 Summer Universiade.

2002 FIFA World Cup matches

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round
2 June 2002	Spain	3–1	Slovenia	Group B
4 June 2002	China	0–2	Costa Rica	Group C
21 June 2002	Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 pen.)	South Korea	Quarterfinals