Jeonju City Breaks Ground on Track and Field Stadium and Baseball Stadium Construction

Jeonju City has broken ground on a project to relocate and build an athletics stadium and baseball field near the World Cup Stadium.

On the 27th, the city announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Jeonju Class 1 Athletics Stadium and Baseball Field Construction" on the site of the existing auxiliary field of Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jang-dong, Deokjin-gu.

About 150 people attended, including Woo Beom-gi, Mayor of Jeonju, Lee Ki-dong, Chairman of Jeonju City Council, the Vice Governor of Jeollabuk-do, members of the National Assembly, city council members, media representatives, officials from provincial and city sports associations, and local residents.

On the 27th, the site inspection at the 'Jeonju Athletics Stadium and Baseball Stadium Construction Groundbreaking Ceremony.'
[Photo by Jeonju City]

On that day, attendees listened to progress reports on the construction project and explanations of the construction overview, and marked the official start of the construction with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

At the Jang-dong Complex Sports Town athletic field site, a total project cost of 142.1 billion KRW, including 18 billion KRW in national funding, will be invested by the end of 2025 to build a Class 1 athletics stadium and baseball field.

The city plans to accelerate the development of the existing comprehensive stadium site into a MICE industry cluster by first establishing the athletics stadium and baseball field, which are prerequisites for the comprehensive stadium site development, making it a driving force for Jeonju's growth.

Additionally, the Jeonju World Cup Stadium area is expected to be developed into a complex sports town with an international-standard soccer stadium, athletics stadium, baseball field, indoor gymnasium, and drone sports complex center. It is anticipated to become a place where citizens can enjoy high-quality sports events as well as recreational and leisure sports.

Perspective view of Jeonju Athletics Stadium and Baseball Stadium to be completed in November 2025.
[Photo by Jeonju City]

First, the athletics stadium will be constructed with a total floor area of 8,079㎡, spanning from one basement level to three above-ground floors, and will have seating for 10,082 spectators.

The basement level will house mechanical and electrical rooms; the first floor will include a weight training room, athlete waiting rooms, medical rooms, and the competition operations headquarters. The second floor will have VIP rooms and concession stands, while the third floor will feature a press room, skyboxes, and broadcasting rooms.

The baseball field will be built with a total floor area of 7,066㎡, spanning from one basement level to two above-ground floors, with seating for 8,176 spectators. The basement will contain mechanical rooms, indoor practice rooms, locker rooms, and electrical rooms. The first floor will include convenience facilities and tournament operation offices. The second floor will have skyboxes, VIP rooms, press rooms, and broadcasting rooms.

Prior to this, the city began administrative procedures such as land acquisition starting in 2019 and completing detailed design services to build replacement facilities due to the comprehensive stadium site development.

Mayor Woo Beom-gi of Jeonju said, "The Jeonju World Cup Stadium area has grown into a comprehensive sports town equipped with an international-standard soccer stadium, Class 1 athletics stadium, baseball field, indoor gymnasium, and drone sports complex center."

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