GS Champions Park
| Location | Guri, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guri, South Korea |
| Operator | FC Seoul |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| FC Seoul (1989-present) | |
The GS Champions Park is the training center of FC Seoul. It is located in Guri, east of nearby Seoul.
In 1983, it was built by GS Sports, then known as Luckey-Goldstar Sports. From 1989, it was started to use for FC Seoul in earnest. France national football team used for training camp for during 2002 FIFA World Cup. Now, it is used for FC Seoul first team, reserve team, Academy scholars. It has the area of 96,091㎡.
History
| Year | |
|---|---|
| Established by Luckey-Goldstar Sports (The old name of GS Sports). | |
| 1987–1988 | 4 natural turf football pitches were completed. (Currently LG Champions Park) |
| 1 football pitch was transformed into the baseball pitch for LG Twins. | |
| Built an additional natural turf pitch and replaced an existing pitch with an artificial turf pitch. (There are 3 natural turf football pitches and 1 artificial turf football pitch in all.) | |
| Built a new indoor facility including weight room, treatment room, meeting room, and so on. France national football team used as the team's training camp during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. | |
| Replaced with cool season grasses in A-Pitch. | |
2002 World Cup
During 2002 FIFA World Cup, There is a test match in GS Champions Park. An Sung-Hun of FC Seoul played for Patrick Vieira as guest player.[1]
27 May 2013 17:00 UTC+9 |
FC Seoul  |
1–2 |  France |
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| Mikaël Silvestre (o.g.) |
Thierry Henry Djibril Cissé |
GS Champions Park |
          FC Seoul
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   France national football team
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See also
References
- ↑ <월드컵 이모저모> 안양 안성훈 `임시 프랑스팀' (in Korean). Yonhap News. May 27, 2002.
External links
- FC Seoul Official Website (Korean) (English)
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