{"id":72369,"date":"2026-07-02T15:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/72369\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:23:06","slug":"new-korean-stadium-will-shape-the-future-of-the-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/72369\/","title":{"rendered":"New Korean stadium will \u201cshape the future of the sport\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Images courtesy of UNS\/Brick Visual<\/p>\n

\nThe Korean Football Park, home of the Korean Football Association (KFA), has been completed in Cheonan, south of Seoul.\n<\/p>\n

Its Dutch architect, UNS, said it was designed to \u201cshape the future of the sport and its next generation of athletes\u201d.<\/p>\n

Future home of the South Korean national team, the 450,427-sq-m complex will have 11 football fields including an indoor stadium, outdoor stadium, a sport history museum, gyms and healthcare facilities, retail, multi-purpose sports areas, youth accommodation, women\u2019s training camp, hotel and spa.<\/p>\n

The site will have a central plaza connecting the museum, indoor stadium and the outdoor stadium, which is integrated with KFA\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n

Technology has been integrated into the design, allowing for data-led coaching, tracking and operational management through athlete monitoring systems.<\/p>\n

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The stadium\u2019s facade opens towards the players\u2019 accommodation so the team can watch matches.<\/p>\n

The masterplan has been designed around the site\u2019s sloping topography with a terraced structure to create flat playing surfaces.<\/p>\n

Guus Hiddink, former manager of the South Korean national team, said: \u201cFootball has changed. A modern coach needs perfect, flat pitches to practice high-speed football. But today\u2019s training also relies on advanced support facilities for data analysis and player development. It\u2019s no longer just about the pitch; the entire complex has to be state-of-the-art.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Henk Markerink, former chief executive at Johan Cruijff ArenA, said: \u201cThe ordering of functions is very important in training complexes of this kind. It requires a clear progression from public to private spaces, so we started by creating a public square with the museum and fan shop, using the stadium to create the feeling of entering a small city.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that public entrance, you move deeper into the more semi-public and private areas of the complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

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