Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium

1959–2007 stadium in Seoul, South Korea

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Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium

Location| Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates| 37°34′0.22″N 127°0′33.29″E﻿ / ﻿37.5667278°N 127.0092472°E﻿ / 37.5667278; 127.0092472
Operator| Seoul Sports Facilities Management
Capacity| 26,874
Field size| Left Field – 98 metres (322 ft)
Center Field – 118 metres (387 ft)
Surface| Natural grass (1959–1989)
Artificial turf (1990–2007)
Construction
Built| 1959
Closed| December 2007
Demolished| March 2008
Tenants
OB Bears (1985)
MBC Chungyong (1982)

Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium (Korean: 동대문야구장) was a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It was used mostly for baseball games. The stadium held 26,874 people. The stadium was built in 1959 and was demolished in 2007, along with Dongdaemun Stadium. It has been replaced by Dongdaemun Design Plaza, which opened in 2014. A new baseball stadium, the Gocheok Sky Dome, was completed in the Guro district in 2015, and serves as a replacement to Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium.[1]

## See also

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* Jamsil Baseball Stadium
* Mokdong Baseball Stadium
* Gocheok Sky Dome

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Baseball in South Korea

WBSC Asia

Governing bodies|

* Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA)
* Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
* Women's Baseball Association Korea (WBAK)

National teams|

* Men's
* U-18
* Women

Competitions|

* KBO League (major)
* KBO Futures League (minor)
* High school

Awards & honors|

* Most Valuable Player
* KBO League
* Korean Series
* KBO League Rookie of the Year Award
* Golden Glove Awards
* Choi Dong-won Award

Hosted events|

* 2017 World Baseball Classic
* 1988 Summer Olympics
* 2019 WBSC Premier12
* Asian Baseball Championship
* 1963
* 1971
* 1975
* 1983
* 1989
* Baseball at the Asian Games
* 2002
* 2014
* 1982 Amateur World Series

Ballparks|

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* Busan-Sajik
* Ulsan
* Changwon
* Daegu
* Pohang
* Daejeon
* Cheongju
* Gwangju
* Incheon-Munhak
* Seoul-Gocheok
* Seoul-Jamsil
* Suwon

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Futures League|

* Gimhae-Sangdong
* Goyang
* Goyang-Byeokje
* Gyeongsan
* Hampyeong
* Hwaseong
* Icheon (Doosan)
* Icheon (LG)
* Incheon
* Iksan
* Mungyeong
* Seosan

Defunct|

* Busan-Gudeok
* Changwon-Masan
* Daegu
* Daejeon
* Gwangju
* Seoul-Dongdaemun
* Incheon-Sungui

Related articles|

* Baseball cheering culture
* Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry
* Asia Series
* Major League Baseball players from South Korea

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## References

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1. ^ "동대문운동장" [Dongdaemun Stadium]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-10.

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