Pocarisweat Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Pocari Sweat Stadium
Location: Naruto, Japan
Opened:1971
Renovated:1993, 2004
Owner:Tokushima Prefecture
Surface:Grass
Former Names:Tokushima Naruto Stadium (1971–2007)
Tenants:Tokushima Vortis
Seating Capacity:17,924[1]

or Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocari Sweat Stadium[2] (Japanese: 鳴門・大塚スポーツパークポカリスエットスタジアム) is a multi-purpose stadium in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. The stadium is named after Pocari Sweat.

Its original name was Tokushima Naruto Stadium (Japanese: 徳島県鳴門総合運動公園陸上競技場), which was renamed by the naming rights by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and after its product Pocari Sweat.

It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Tokushima Vortis. The stadium holds 17,924 people since the most recent renovation works.

References

  1. Web site: 徳島ヴォルティスの試合日程・結果:Jリーグ.jp.
  2. Web site: ホームスタジアム 名称変更のお知らせ. Change of the home stadium's name. Tokushima Vortis. 10 May 2007. 14 December 2011.