| Stadium Name: | Nissan Stadium |
| Fullname: | Nissan Stadium |
| Former Names: | International Stadium Yokohama (1998–2005) |
| Publictransit: | JR Central
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| Location: | Shin-Yokohama Park 3302-5 Kozukue-cho, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Opened: | 1 March 1998 |
| Owner: | Yokohama City |
| Operator: | Yokohama Sports Association, Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Construction Cost: | ¥60.3 billion |
| Tenants: | Yokohama F. Marinos (1999–present) Japan national football team |
| Seating Capacity: | 72,327[1] |
| Dimensions: | 107 m x 72 m |
, the, is a multi-purpose stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which opened in March 1998. It is the home stadium of Yokohama F. Marinos of the J1 League.
International Stadium Yokohama had the highest seating capacity of any stadium in Japan for 21 years, with a total of 75,000 seats, up until the New National Stadium in Tokyo was opened in November 2019.[1] It hosted three group stage games during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the final game between Germany and Brazil was played there on 30 June 2002. The stadium was one of the football venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The stadium was a venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and eventually hosted the final of the tournament after the originally selected host, National Stadium was unable to be constructed in time.[3]
On 28 August 2009, Nissan Motors announced that they would not renew the contract for the naming rights of the stadium, which expired on 28 February 2010.[4] But negotiations continued with the city, and a new agreement for three more years was completed. On 28 February 2013, Yokohama City as the stadium's owner renewed the contract for 3 years from 1 March 2013 until 29 February 2016 in a deal worth 150 million yen a year.[5] On 1 December 2015, Yokohama City renewed the contract for 5 years from 1 March 2016 until 28 February 2021 in another deal worth 150 million yen a year.[6] On 26 February 2021, Yokohama City renewed the contract for another 5 years from 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2026 in a deal worth 600 million yen (120 million yen per year).[7]
International Stadium Yokohama has been hosting the FIFA Club World Cup since 2003, first as European/South American Intercontinental Cup and later the Club World Cup.
The first edition held in Yokohama was the match between Real Madrid and Olimpia, where Real were crowned champions. In 2005, the old Intercontinental Cup was replaced to the new World Championship involving football teams, the FIFA Club World Cup, with more teams and matches.
One of the venues, including the final, from 2005 to the 2008, from 2011 to the 2012 and from 2015 to the 2016 editions was the International Stadium Yokohama.
Some Japanese musicians have played at this stadium. "Arena seats" are often set up on the track and ground. In 1999, Japanese best-selling rock band B'z first used the stadium as a music events. Then, B'z used the stadium three times in 2002, 2008 and 2013. Heavy metal band X Japan performed two consecutive nights on 14–15 August 2010. Their former bass player Taiji joined them both nights, the first, and only, time since he left the group in 1992. Attendance for both concerts was estimated at 140,000.[8] The Japanese girl group AKB48 was the first ever female act to hold their concert at the stadium on 8 June 2013[9] [10] followed by Momoiro Clover Z on 4 August 2013. They also held their fifth annual Senbatsu (AKB48 32nd Single's Selected Members) Election at the stadium in that evening after concert.[11] South Korean group TVXQ performed at the stadium on 17 and 18 August 2013, as part of their . Attendance for both concerts was estimated at 150,000. Tohoshinki announced three shows at Nissan Stadium (Total 5), as a grand finale of the tour Begin Again, thus becoming the only foreign artists to perform at the venue twice, as well TVXQ! The only one in the world to performance three consecutive days at Nissan Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 June 2018, Attendance for three concerts was estimated at 225,000. [12] Nogizaka46 held their group 10th debut anniversary concert on May 14–15, 2022.[13]
| List of concerts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Main act(s) + opening act(s) | Tour/concert name | ||||
| 28–29 August 1999 | B'z | B'z Live-Gym '99 "Brotherhood" | ||||
| 15 September 1999 | Eikichi Yazawa | 50th Birthday Concert: Tonight The Night! | ||||
| 30–31 August 2002 | B'z | B'z Live-Gym 2002 "Green: Go Fight Win" | ||||
| 23–24 August 2003 | SMAP | MIJ Tour | ||||
| 30–31 August 2003 | Southern All Stars | |||||
| 23–24 July 2004 | Aerosmith, The Who and more | Blue Wave The Rock Odyssey 2004 | ||||
| 11–12 September 2004 | Mr. Children | Mr. Children Tour 2004 Shifuku no Oto | ||||
| 23–24 July 2005 | Yuzu | Yuzu Stadium 2005 "Go Home" | ||||
| 6–7 August 2005 | SMAP | SMAP Sample Tour for 62 Days | ||||
| 12–13 August 2006 | SMAP | Pop Up! SMAP Tour | ||||
| 8–9 September 2007 | Mr. Children | Mr.Children "Home" Tour 2007: In The Field | ||||
| 16–17, 23–24 August 2008 | Southern All Stars | 30th Anniversary Live | ||||
| 15–16 August 2009 | Glay | Glay 15th Anniversary Special Live 2009 The Great Vacation in Nissan Stadium | ||||
| 5–6 August, 11–12 September 2010 | Exile | Exile Live Tour 2010 "Fantasy" | ||||
| 14–15 August 2010 | X Japan | X Japan World Tour Live in Yokohama | ||||
| 3–4 September 2011 | Mr. Children | Mr.Children Stadium Tour 2011 Sense: In The Field | ||||
| 11–12 May 2012 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | 20th L'Anniversary L'Arc-en-Ciel World Tour 2012 | ||||
| 1 September 2012 | Eikichi Yazawa | Eikichi Yazawa 40th Anniversary Live "Blue Sky" | ||||
| 8 June 2013 | AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48 | AKB48 Group Super Festival and 32nd Single Senbatsu Sosenkyo | ||||
| 4 August 2013 | Momoiro Clover Z | Momoclo Natsu no Bakasawagi World Summer Dive 2013 | ||||
| 17–18 August 2013 | TVXQ | Live Tour 2013 "Time" | ||||
| 21–22 September 2013 | B'z | B'z Live-Gym Pleasure 2013 Endless Summer: XXV Best | ||||
| 26–27 July 2014 | Momoiro Clover Z | Momoclo Natsu no Baka Sawagi 2014 NISSAN Stadium Taikai ～Toujinsai～ | ||||
| 18–19 July 2015 | Sekai no Owari | Twilight City | ||||
| 8–9 August 2015 | Masaharu Fukuyama | Mid Summer Foundation Festival | ||||
| 5–6 September 2015 | Mr. Children | Mr.Children Stadium Tour 2015 "Mikan" | ||||
| 16-17 July 2016 | BUMP OF CHICKEN STADIUM TOUR 2016 "BFLY" NISSAN STADIUM | |||||
| 13–14 August 2016 | Momoiro Clover Z | Toujinsai 2016 ～Oni ga Shima～ | ||||
| 5–6 August 2017 | Mr. Children | Mr.Children DOME & STADIUM TOUR 2017 Thanksgiving 25 | ||||
| 8, 9 and 10 June 2018 | TVXQ | Live Tour "Begin Again" Special Edition | ||||
| 4–5 August 2018 | B'z | B'z Live-Gym Pleasure 2018 | ||||
| 14-15 May 2022 | Nogizaka46 | Nogizaka46 10th Year Birthday Live | ||||
| 11–12 June 2022 | Mr. Children | Mr.Children 30th Anniversary Tour 半世紀へのエントランス | ||||
| 16–17 July 2022 | Kanjani∞ | 18Sai | ||||
| 3–4 June 2023 | King Gnu | |||||
| 29–30 July 2023 | UVERworld | |||||
| 2–3 September 2023 | B'z | LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2023 -STARS- | ||||
| 25–26 May 2024 | Seventeen | Follow | ||||
| 27–28 July 2024 | Twice | Ready to Be in Japan Special | ||||
The stadium has hosted several international FIFA matches. Here is a list of the most important international and other matches held at the stadium.
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| Date | Time (JST) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2021 | 17:30 | 2–1 | Group D | 0[15] | |||
| 20:30 | 4–2 | 0 | |||||
| 25 July 2021 | 17:30 | 0–0 | 0 | ||||
| 20:30 | 2–3 | 0 | |||||
| 28 July 2021 | 17:30 | 6–0 | Group B | 0 | |||
| 20:30 | 0–4 | 0 | |||||
| 31 July 2021 | 20:00 | 3–6 | Quarter-final | 0 | |||
| 7 August 2021 | 20:30 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Final | 0 |
| Date | Time (JST) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2021 | 20:30 | 8–2 | 0 | ||||
| 30 July 2021 | 20:00 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.) | Quarter-final | 0 | |||
| 2 August 2021 | 20:00 | 0–1 | Semi-final | 0 | |||
| 6 August 2021 | 21:00 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.) | Final | 0 |
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Notes:| Date | Time (JST) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2019 | 18:45 | 23–13 | Pool B | 63,649 | |||
| 22 September 2019 | 16:45 | 27–3 | Pool A | 63,731 | |||
| 12 October 2019 | 17:15 | 0–0 | Pool C | Match cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis | |||
| 13 October 2019 | 19:45 | 28–21 | Pool A | 67,666 | |||
| 26 October 2019 | 17:00 | 19–7 | 2019 Rugby World Cup Semifinal 1 | 68,843 | |||
| 27 October 2019 | 18:00 | 16–19 | 2019 Rugby World Cup Semifinal 2 | 67,750 | |||
| 2 November 2019 | 18:00 | 12–32 | 2019 Rugby World Cup Final | 70,103 |