{{Short description|Sports Facilities in Seongnam, South Korea}} {{Infobox venue | name = Tancheon Stadium<br />탄천종합운동장 주경기장 | nickname = Fortress Tancheon | image = [[File:Tanchon20100223 1.JPG|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 | opened = 1 April 2002<ref name=History>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/108|script-title=ko:탄천종합운동장 연혁|date=2017-02-20|website=Tancheon Sports Complex|language=ko|trans-title=History of Tancheon Complex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106064909/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/108|archive-date=2016-01-06|access-date=2017-02-20}}</ref> | renovated = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = Seongnam | surface = [[Lawn|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 [[South Korean won|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]].<ref name=History /> The complex consists of the Tancheon Stadium, Tancheon Baseball Stadium and a Sports Club.<ref name=Facility>{{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}}</ref> It is the home ground of [[K League 2]] club [[Seongnam FC]].
== Facilities ==
=== Tancheon Stadium === Tancheon Stadium is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] built in 2002 and currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and has been the home stadium of [[Seongnam FC]] since 2005, replacing the club's previous home, the [[Seongnam Sports Complex]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
The first professional football match ever held was a friendly game between [[Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] and [[Poland national football team]] on 26 May 2002.<ref>{{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}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2009, Seongnam FC moved their home matches to Seongnam Sports Complex as the canopy installation works commenced.<ref>{{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|archive-date=2017-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220093902/http://sportalkorea.mt.co.kr/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=20080818174550|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
The stadium is nicknamed the ''Tancheon Fortress'' ([[Hangul]]: 탄천요새) reflecting Seongnam FC's [[Seongnam FC in Asian football|strong home record]]<ref>{{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|archive-date=2017-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222144839/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/arnold-aiming-to-ruin-seongnams-strong-home-record/43dbegk699us1uju1zypcp9ld|url-status=dead}}</ref> in AFC Champions League.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
The stadium has a Seongnam FC merchandise store near the west entrance.<gallery> File:Tancheon Stadium Old Entrance.jpg|Tancheon Stadium old entrance File:Tancheon Stadium eastern entrance.jpg|Tancheon Stadium east entrance File:Tancheon Western Entrance.jpg|Tancheon Stadium second floor entrance File:Seongnam FC Store.jpg|Seongnam FC merchandise store File:Tancheon Stadium E-stand.JPG|Seongnam FC fans at Tancheon Stadium File:Tancheon Fortress.png|Tancheon Fortress, Tancheon's nickname </gallery>
=== 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.<ref name=Facility />
=== 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 [[Golf simulator|indoor golf]] facilities.<ref name=Facility />
==In popular culture== In the quarantine camp scene in the [[South Korea]]n disaster film, ''[[Flu (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 (actress)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Lists of stadiums]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.2ssc.or.kr/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124091205/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/ |date=2007-11-24 }} {{in lang|ko}} * [http://www.seongnamfc.com/aboutSFC/field.php Seongnam FC Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114185310/http://www.seongnamfc.com/aboutSFC/field.php |date=2017-01-14 }} {{in lang|ko}} * [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/south_korea/kyonggi_do/seongnam_tancheon.shtml World Stadiums] {{coord|37.410153|127.121322|display=title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
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