Jangchung Arena

The Jangchung Arena (Korean: 장충체육관) is an indoor sporting arena located in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Volleyball teams GS Caltex Seoul KIXX and Seoul Woori Card Wibee are the tenants.

Jangchung Arena
Jangchung Arena in 2015
Former namesJangchung Gymnasium
(1963–2016)
LocationJung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′29″N 127°0′24″E
OperatorCity of Seoul (1963–2007)
Dongwon Enterprise
(2007–2015)
Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation (2015–present)
Capacity4,507[1]
Field size11,399 square metres (122,700 sq ft)[2]
Construction
Built1959–1963
Opened1 February 1963
Renovated1988, 2001, 2012–2014[2]
Expanded1973, 1988
ArchitectKim Jung-soo
Tenants
Seoul Woori Card Wibee
(2009–2013, 2015–present)
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX (2009–present)
1988 Summer Olympics
Website
Official website

History
Jangchung Gymnasium before remodeling

At first, the arena was an army gymnasium, built on 23 June 1955.[3] It was later fully reconstructed and opened on 1 February 1963.[3] In 1966, the venue hosted a boxing match between Kim Ki-soo and Nino Benvenuti, where Kim became the first South Korean to win boxing world championship.[3] During the 1970s, the venue hosted the presidential elections and inaugurations of Park Chung-hee and Choi Kyu-hah.[3] The venue hosted judo and taekwondo events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After the 2012–2014 renovation, the capacity of the arena is 4,507.[1]

Transport connections

Metro

The stadium is accessible from the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The closest station to the stadium is Dongguk University Exit 5, on Line 3, located 180 meters from the stadium.

Bus

The bus lines with a stop close to Jangchung Gymnasium:

  • 7212 – Eunpyeong Garage/Oksu-Dong
  • 6211 – Sinweol-Dong/Sangwangshimni Station
  • 2233 – Myeonmok-Dong/Oksu-Dong
  • 144 – Ui-Dong/Seoul National University of Education
  • 301 – Jangji Garage/Hyehwa-Dong

FIVB Volleyball World League

The arena was one of the venues at the 2016 and 2017 editions of the FIVB Volleyball World League, and held the following matches:

2016 FIVB Volleyball World League
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul16:03South Korea  3–0  Czech Republic 25–1825–2125–20  75–59P2 P3
1 Jul18:31Egypt  1–3  Netherlands 19–2525–2118–2516–25 78–96P2 P3
2 Jul14:02South Korea  3–2  Egypt 26–2425–2023–2528–3015–13117–112P2 P3
2 Jul17:20Czech Republic  1–3  Netherlands 20–2526–2423–2516–25 85–99P2 P3
3 Jul14:00South Korea  3–2  Netherlands 25–1622–2521–2525–2118–16111–103P2 P3
3 Jul17:01Czech Republic  3–0  Egypt 25–1932–3025–23  82–72P2 P3

2017 FIVB Volleyball World League
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jun16:00Finland  1–3  Slovenia 22–2515–2525–2223–25 85–97P2 P3
2 Jun19:00South Korea  3–2  Czech Republic 25–1723–2524–2625–1915–12112–99P2 P3
3 Jun13:00South Korea  1–3  Slovenia 23–2525–2314–2523–25 85–98P2 P3
3 Jun15:30Czech Republic  3–1  Finland 16–2525–2325–2225–16 91–86P2 P3
4 Jun12:00Slovenia  3–1  Czech Republic 25–1925–2123–2525–16 98–81P2 P3
4 Jun14:40South Korea  3–2  Finland 24–2625–2125–2322–2515–13111–108P2 P3

References
  1. "Jangchung Arena". Seoul Facilities Management Corporation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "50년 만에 새단장, 장충체육관 `어떻게 변했을까` [포토스토리]".
  3. Chung Myung-je. "Jangchung Gym Reopens". phonetimes.co.kr. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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