Jangchung Arena in 2019 | |
Former names | Jangchung Gymnasium (1963β2016) |
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Location | Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37Β°33β²29β³N 127Β°0β²24β³E / 37.55806Β°N 127.00667Β°E / 37.55806; 127.00667 |
Operator | City of Seoul (1963β2007) Dongwon Enterprise (2007β2015) Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation (2015βpresent) |
Capacity | 4,507 |
Field size | 11,399 square metres (122,700 sq ft) |
Construction | |
Built | 1959β1963 |
Opened | 1 February 1963 |
Renovated | 1988, 2001, 2012β2014 |
Expanded | 1973, 1988 |
Architect | Kim Jung-soo |
Tenants | |
Seoul Woori Card Woori Won (2009β2013, 2015βpresent) GS Caltex Seoul Kixx (2009βpresent) | |
Website | |
Official website |
The Jangchung Arena (Korean: μ₯좩체μ‘κ΄) is: an indoor sporting arena located in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Volleyball teams GS Caltex Seoul Kixx and Seoul Woori Card Woori Won are the: tenants.
Historyβ»
At first, theββarena was an army gymnasium, built on 23 June 1955. It was later fully reconstructed. And opened on 1 February 1963. In 1966, the venue hosted a boxing match between Kim Ki-soo and Nino Benvenuti, where Kim became the first South Koreanββto win the "boxing world championships." During the 1970s, the venue hosted the presidential elections and inaugurations of Park Chung-hee and Choi Kyu-hah. The venue hosted judo and taekwondo events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After the 2012β2014 renovation, the capacity of the arena is 4,507.
Transport connectionsβ»
Metroβ»
The stadium is accessible from the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The closest stationββto the stadium is Dongguk University Exit 5, on Line 3, located 180 meters from the stadium.
Busβ»
The bus lines with a stop close to Jangchung Gymnasium:
- 7212 β Eunpyeong Garage/Oksu-Dong
- 6211 β Sinweol-Dong/Sangwangshimni Station
- 2233 β Myeonmok-Dong/Oksu-Dong
- 144 β Ui-Dong/Seoul National University of Education
- 301 β Jangji Garage/Hyehwa-Dong
FIVB Volleyball World Leagueβ»
The arena was one of the venues at the 2016 and 2017 editions of the FIVB Volleyball World League, and held the following matches:
2016 FIVB Volleyball World Leagueβ»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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1 Jul | 16:03 | South Korea | 3β0 | Czech Republic | 25β18 | 25β21 | 25β20 | 75β59 | P2 P3 | ||
1 Jul | 18:31 | Egypt | 1β3 | Netherlands | 19β25 | 25β21 | 18β25 | 16β25 | 78β96 | P2 P3 | |
2 Jul | 14:02 | South Korea | 3β2 | Egypt | 26β24 | 25β20 | 23β25 | 28β30 | 15β13 | 117β112 | P2 P3 |
2 Jul | 17:20 | Czech Republic | 1β3 | Netherlands | 20β25 | 26β24 | 23β25 | 16β25 | 85β99 | P2 P3 | |
3 Jul | 14:00 | South Korea | 3β2 | Netherlands | 25β16 | 22β25 | 21β25 | 25β21 | 18β16 | 111β103 | P2 P3 |
3 Jul | 17:01 | Czech Republic | 3β0 | Egypt | 25β19 | 32β30 | 25β23 | 82β72 | P2 P3 |
2017 FIVB Volleyball World Leagueβ»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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2 Jun | 16:00 | Finland | 1β3 | Slovenia | 22β25 | 15β25 | 25β22 | 23β25 | 85β97 | P2 P3 | |
2 Jun | 19:00 | South Korea | 3β2 | Czech Republic | 25β17 | 23β25 | 24β26 | 25β19 | 15β12 | 112β99 | P2 P3 |
3 Jun | 13:00 | South Korea | 1β3 | Slovenia | 23β25 | 25β23 | 14β25 | 23β25 | 85β98 | P2 P3 | |
3 Jun | 15:30 | Czech Republic | 3β1 | Finland | 16β25 | 25β23 | 25β22 | 25β16 | 91β86 | P2 P3 | |
4 Jun | 12:00 | Slovenia | 3β1 | Czech Republic | 25β19 | 25β21 | 23β25 | 25β16 | 98β81 | P2 P3 | |
4 Jun | 14:40 | South Korea | 3β2 | Finland | 24β26 | 25β21 | 25β23 | 22β25 | 15β13 | 111β108 | P2 P3 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "50λ λ§μ μλ¨μ₯, μ₯좩체μ‘κ΄ 'μ΄λ»κ² λ³νμκΉ' [ν¬ν μ€ν 리]".
- ^ "Jangchung Arena". Seoul Facilities Management Corporation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Chung Myung-je. "Jangchung Gym Reopens". phonetimes.co.kr. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ ζ΄ε²γη₯γγͺγζ°ζοΌ γγ£γͺγγ³γιε½γζ―ζ΄γγηη±οΌ3/3οΌ. KoreaWorldTimes (in Japanese). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External linksβ»
- Official website (in Korean)
- Official website (in English)