Toyota Stadium (Japan)
Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Toyota Stadium (豊田スタジアム, Toyota Sutajiamu) is a stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has a retractable roof.
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| Location | Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°05′04″N 137°10′15″E |
| Owner | Toyota City |
| Operator | Toyota Stadium Co., Ltd. |
| Capacity | 45,000[1] |
| Roof | Retractable |
| Surface | Grass |
Record attendance | 43,579 (Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers, 11 August 2018)[2] [3] |
Field size | 115 x 78 m |
| Public transit | Meitetsu: Toyota Line at Toyotashi Aichi Loop Line: at Shin-Toyota |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1997 |
| Opened | July 21, 2001 |
| Architect | Kisho Kurokawa |
| Tenants | |
| Nagoya Grampus Toyota Verblitz Japan National Football Team | |
History
It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. The stadium is football-specific, which gives matches an authentic football aura; however, its location outside Nagoya city makes it impractical for consolidating the club's fan base in its billed hometown.
It is also used by Toyota Verblitz, a rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One.
Its roof is unique in that it folds much like an accordion; however, the roof has never been closed since 2015 due to extra costs for maintenance.[citation needed]
Toyota Stadium is one of the venues of the FIFA Club World Cup (formerly the Toyota Cup). The stadium was also used as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup, the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia.[4] During the Rugby World Cup, the stadium was referred to as "City of Toyota Stadium" due to concerns under ambush marketing rules that the stadium's name could be interpreted as naming rights by car manufacturer Toyota (while the city is named after the company due to it being the location of its headquarters, Toyota does not sponsor the stadium).[5]
Football international matches
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2005 |  United Arab Emirates | 0–0 |  Peru | 2005 Kirin Cup | 6,536 |
| 24 May 2008 |  Japan | 1–0 |  Ivory Coast | 2008 Kirin Cup | 40,701 |
| 03 Mar 2010 | Japan | 2–0 |  Bahrain | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 38,042 |
| 19 June 2011 | Japan | 2–0 |  Kuwait | 2012 Summer Olympics qualification | 17,873 |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Japan | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 42,720 |
| 30 May 2013 | Japan | 0–2 |  Bulgaria | 2013 Kirin Cup | 41,353 |
| 14 November 2014 | Japan | 6–0 |  Honduras | 2014 Kirin Cup | 42,126 |
| 3 June 2016 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2(4)–2(3) |  Denmark | 2016 Kirin Cup | 4,500 |
| 3 June 2016 | Japan | 7–2 | Bulgaria | 2016 Kirin Cup | 41,940 |
| 6 October 2017 | Japan | 2–1 |  New Zealand | 2017 Kirin Cup | 38,461 |
| 20 November 2018 | Japan | 4–0 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2018 Kirin Cup | 38,353 |
| 5 June 2019 | Japan | 0–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2019 Kirin Cup | 38,507 |
| 15 November 2025 | Japan | 2–0 |  Ghana | 2025 Kirin Cup | 40,030 |
2019 Rugby World Cup matches
| Date | Time (JST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | 19:15 |  Wales | 43–14 |  Georgia | Pool D | 35,546 |
| 28 September 2019 | 18:45 |  South Africa | 57–3 |  Namibia | Pool B |
36,449 |
| 5 October 2019 | 19:30 | Japan | 38–19 |  Samoa | Pool A | 39,695 |
| 12 October 2019 | 13:45 | New Zealand | 0-0 |  Italy | Pool B | Match cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis |
