Back ملعب سايتاما 2002 Arabic ستاد سايتاما 2002 ARZ سایتاما ایستادیومو AZB সাইতামা স্টেডিয়াম ২০০২ Bengali/Bangla Estadi de Saitama 2002 Catalan Saitama Stadium 2002 Czech Saitama Stadium 2002 German Στάδιο Σαϊτάμα 2002 Greek Estadio Saitama 2002 Spanish Saitama 2002 Estadioa Basque
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| Full name | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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| Location | Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Public transit |  Saitama Rapid Railway Line at Urawa-Misono |
| Owner | Saitama Prefecture |
| Operator | Saitama Prefectural Park Association |
| Capacity | 63,700[1] |
| Record attendance | 63,551 (Japan vs Oman, 3 June 2012) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1 October 2001 |
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| Urawa Red Diamonds (2001–present) Japan national football team (select matches)
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Saitama Stadium 2002 (埼玉スタジアム2002, Saitama Sutajiamu Nimarumaruni), a.k.a “Saitama Stadium” (埼玉スタジアム, Saitama Sutajiamu) and simply “Saisuta” (埼スタ), is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Japan.
Currently, J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds use this stadium for home games. It is the largest football-specific stadium in Japan and is one of the largest stadiums in Asia.[2][3] It has hosted the semi-finals of both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] It is also the home stadium of Japan national football team in almost every FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
- ^ "Saitama Stadium 2002 Information". Saitama Stadium 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Saitama Stadium". FIFA. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Saitama Stadium 2002". Information from Saitama Prefecture for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games!. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Venue Plan". Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.