# Tancheon Sports Complex

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Sports Facilities in Seongnam, South Korea

Tancheon Stadium 탄천종합운동장 주경기장 Fortress Tancheon Interactive map of Tancheon Stadium 탄천종합운동장 주경기장 Former names Seongnam 2 Sports Complex Location 215, Tancheon-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Coordinates 37°24′31″N 127°07′20″E / 37.408614°N 127.122256°E / 37.408614; 127.122256 Operator Seongnam Capacity 16,146 Surface Grass Field size Site: 117,414 m2 (1,263,830 sq ft) Floor space: 29,220 m2 (314,500 sq ft) Construction Groundbreaking August 1997 Opened 1 April 2002[1] Cost 112.1 Billion KRW Tenants Seongnam FC

**Tancheon Sports Complex** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 탄천종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in [Seongnam](/source/Seongnam), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea). Its name was **Seongnam 2 Sports Complex** but changed to **Tancheon Sports Complex** in January 2006, naming after [Tancheon](/source/Tancheon).[1] The complex consists of the Tancheon Stadium, Tancheon Baseball Stadium and a Sports Club.[2] It is the home ground of [K League 2](/source/K_League_2) club [Seongnam FC](/source/Seongnam_FC).

## Facilities

### Tancheon Stadium

Tancheon Stadium is a [multi-purpose stadium](/source/Multi-purpose_stadium) built in 2002 and currently used mostly for [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) matches and has been the home stadium of [Seongnam FC](/source/Seongnam_FC) since 2005, replacing the club's previous home, the [Seongnam Sports Complex](/source/Seongnam_Sports_Complex).[3]

The first professional football match ever held was a friendly game between [Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma](/source/Seongnam_Ilhwa_Chunma) and [Poland national football team](/source/Poland_national_football_team) on 26 May 2002.[4]

In 2009, Seongnam FC moved their home matches to Seongnam Sports Complex as the canopy installation works commenced.[5] The installation was completed in 2010. The first match held since the installation was Seongnam FC's [2010 AFC Champions League](/source/2010_AFC_Champions_League) game against [Kawasaki Frontale](/source/Kawasaki_Frontale) on 23 February 2010.[6]

On 12 March 2016, the stadium recorded its first ever [K League](/source/K_League) sold-out match in Seongnam FC's [2016 K League Classic](/source/2016_K_League_Classic) first-round game against [Suwon Samsung Bluewings](/source/Suwon_Samsung_Bluewings).[7]

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.[8]

The stadium is nicknamed the *Tancheon Fortress* ([Hangul](/source/Hangul): 탄천요새) reflecting Seongnam FC's [strong home record](/source/Seongnam_FC_in_Asian_football)[9] in AFC Champions League.[10]

The stadium has a Seongnam FC merchandise store near the west entrance.

		- Tancheon Stadium old entrance

		- Tancheon Stadium east entrance

		- Tancheon Stadium second floor entrance

		- Seongnam FC merchandise store

		- Seongnam FC fans at Tancheon Stadium

		- Tancheon Fortress, Tancheon's nickname

### Tancheon Baseball Stadium

The stadium is equipped with [AstroTurf](/source/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.[2]

### Tancheon Sports Club

The complex building includes [swimming pool](/source/Swimming_pool), [squash court](/source/Squash_court), [aerobic exercise](/source/Aerobic_exercise) centre, [ice rink](/source/Ice_rink), multi-purpose [gym](/source/Gym), [health club](/source/Health_club), [tennis court](/source/Tennis_court), [bowling alley](/source/Bowling_alley), and [indoor golf](/source/Golf_simulator) facilities.[2]

## In popular culture

In the quarantine camp scene in the [South Korean](/source/South_Korea) disaster film, *[Flu](/source/Flu_(film))* (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](/source/Park_Min-ha_(actress))) is brought to the pit of bodies to be incinerated but is rescued by Kang Ji-goo ([Jang Hyuk](/source/Jang_Hyuk)). The uninfected people see the pit, and a riot ensues, forcing the evacuation of all medical and military personnel from the camp.[11]

## See also

- [Lists of stadiums](/source/Lists_of_stadiums)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-History_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-History_1-1) [탄천종합운동장 연혁](https://web.archive.org/web/20160106064909/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/108) [History of Tancheon Complex]. *Tancheon Sports Complex* (in Korean). 2017-02-20. Archived from [the original](http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/108) on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Facility_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Facility_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Facility_2-2) ["시설소개 | 탄천종합운동장"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160106071216/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/13). *www.2ssc.or.kr* (in Korean). 2017-02-20. Archived from [the original](http://www.2ssc.or.kr/subpage/index/13) on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-02-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["데이터센터 | 한국프로축구연맹 - 현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식/챌린지"](http://www.kleague.com/KOR_2016/record/data_2.asp?year=2005&game=4&game_type=1#). *www.kleague.com* (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["폴란드, 성남 일화에 2-1 진땀승"](http://legacy.www.hani.co.kr/section-006100000/2002/05/p006100000200205261728407.html). *legacy.www.hani.co.kr*. 2002-05-26. Retrieved 2017-02-20.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["성남, 성남종합운동장으로 홈 경기장 변경"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170220093902/http://sportalkorea.mt.co.kr/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=20080818174550). *No 1. 축구전문 콘텐츠 기업 스포탈코리아*. 2017-02-20. Archived from [the original](http://sportalkorea.mt.co.kr/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=20080818174550) on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ['확 변했다!' 지붕 덮인 성남의 탄천경기장](http://www.xportsnews.com/jsports/?ac=article_view&entry_id=113331&_REFERER=https://www.google.com.au/) (in Korean). 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["뉴스 | 한국프로축구연맹 - 현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식/챌린지"](http://www.kleague.com/KOR_2016/media/news_read.asp?intSeq=14399). *www.kleague.com* (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-02-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["'탄천 복귀' 성남, 경기장 재정비 완료...14일 대구전부터"](http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111183112). 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Arnold aiming to ruin Seongnam's strong home record"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170222144839/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/arnold-aiming-to-ruin-seongnams-strong-home-record/43dbegk699us1uju1zypcp9ld). *Central Coast Mariners*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/arnold-aiming-to-ruin-seongnams-strong-home-record/43dbegk699us1uju1zypcp9ld) on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["성남시민프로축구단 : 성남FC 서포팅가 홈페이지 업로드 안내"](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). Retrieved 2017-02-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [탄천종합운동장이 살처분장으로?](http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=74094). *씨네21* (in Korean). 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.2ssc.or.kr/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071124091205/http://www.2ssc.or.kr/) 2007-11-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Korean)

- [Seongnam FC Official Site](http://www.seongnamfc.com/aboutSFC/field.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170114185310/http://www.seongnamfc.com/aboutSFC/field.php) 2017-01-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Korean)

- [World Stadiums](http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/south_korea/kyonggi_do/seongnam_tancheon.shtml)

[37°24′37″N 127°07′17″E / 37.410153°N 127.121322°E / 37.410153; 127.121322](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tancheon_Sports_Complex&params=37.410153_N_127.121322_E_type:landmark_scale:3000)

v t e Seongnam FC Founded in 1989 Based in Seongnam, Gyeonggi The club History Players Managers Asia Home stadium Dongdaemun Stadium (1989–1995) Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1996–1999) Seongnam Stadium (2000–2004, 2009) Tancheon Stadium (2005–2008, 2010–present) Honours K League 1 1993 1994 1995 2001 2002 2003 2006 Korean Cup 1999 2011 2014 Super Cup 2002 League Cup 1992 2000 2004 AFC Champions League 1996 2010 Asian Super Cup 1996 Afro-Asian Championship 1996 A3 Champions Cup 2004 Asian Challenge Cup 2012 Seasons 1989 1990 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2017 Website: seongnamfc.com

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