Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (味の素フィールド西が丘), originally called Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (国立西が丘サッカー場, Nishigaoka National Soccer Stadium), is a football stadium in Kita, Tokyo. It was renamed on 1 May 2012 after the naming rights by Ajinomoto expired after five years.[1][2]
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| Former names | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (1977–2012) |
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| Location | Kita, Tokyo |
| Public transit | Toei Subway: Mita Line at I20 Motohasunuma |
| Owner | Japan Sports Council |
| Capacity | 7,258 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1969 |
| Opened | 1972 |
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| FC Tokyo U-23 (2016-2020), Japan women's national football team (selected matches) | |
The stadium is named for Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, which administers it and is not actually the national stadium; that role is taken by the Tokyo National Stadium in Shinjuku.
The Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka currently has a capacity of 7,137 [3] and was the home stadium of former J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23, until its dissolution.
Also, some matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams and Tokyo Verdy's matches.
Transportation edit
Access to the stadium is from Motohasunuma Station on the Toei Mita Line.
References edit
- ^ 「味の素フィールド西が丘」で新たにスタートします！ [Running with the name "Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka"!] (in Japanese). National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health, Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ 味の素(株)、日本で唯一の国立サッカー専用競技場"西が丘サッカー場"のネーミングライツ取得。「味の素フィールド西が丘」に。 [Ajinomoto obtained the naming right for Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, the only national soccer-specific stadium in Japan - the name is "Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka"] (in Japanese). Ajinomoto. 2012-05-03. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ http://www.jleague.jp/en/match/j3/2017/032509/ticket/ Stadium Info AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA
External links edit
- Official website
- FC Tokyo stadium page Archived 2018-02-13 at the Wayback Machine