Resonac Dome Oita

Resonac Dome Oita (レゾナックドーム大分) is a retractable roof, multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.

Resonac Dome Ōita
Big Eye
Former namesOita Stadium (2001–2006)
Kyushu Oil Dome (2006–2010)
Oita Bank Dome (2010–2019)
Showa Denko Dome Oita (2020–2022)
LocationJapan Ōita, Japan
Coordinates33°12′2″N 131°39′27″E
OwnerŌita Prefecture
OperatorResonac Holdings Co., Ltd.
Capacity40,000 (former 3,000 movable seats were removed)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1998
Opened2001
Construction cost¥25 billion
ArchitectKisho Kurokawa
General contractorTakenaka Corporation etc.
Tenants
Oita Trinita (2001–present)
2002 FIFA World Cup
2019 Rugby World Cup
National Sports Festival of Japan (2008)
Inter-High School Championships (2013)
Japan National Football Team

The stadium will be called Resonac Dome Oita (レゾナックドーム大分) from 1 January 2023 as an abbreviated form, by naming rights.[1] It was formerly called as Kyushu Oil Dome (九州石油ドーム, Kyūshū Sekiyu Dōmu), due to sponsoring of Kyushu Oil Co. until early 2010, Oita Bank Dome (大分銀行ドーム, Ōita Ginkō Dōmu), due to sponsoring of Oita Bank until early 2019, and more recently as Showa Denko Dome Oita (昭和電工ドーム大分), due to sponsoring with Showa Denko, which later changed its name to Resonac. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of J. League club Oita Trinita. It was designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa, and built by KT Group, Takenaka Corporation.

History
Ōita Stadium

Oita Stadium opened in May 2001 and originally had a capacity of 43,000. But after 2002 FIFA World Cup ended, 3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, so its current capacity is 40,000 .

Major sports matches

2002 FIFA World Cup
Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 10th 2002Tunisia Tunisia1–1Belgium BelgiumGroup H39,700
June 13th 2002Mexico Mexico1–1Italy ItalyGroup G39,291
June 16th 2002Sweden Sweden1–2 (asdet)Senegal SenegalRound of 1639,747

2019 Rugby World Cup
Date Time (JST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
October 2nd 201919:15 New Zealand63–0 CanadaPool B34,411
October 5th 201914:15 Australia45–10 UruguayPool D33,781
October 9th 201918:45 Wales29-17 Fiji33,379
October 19th 201916:15 England40-16 AustraliaQuarterfinals36,954
October 20th 201916:15 Wales20-19 France34,426

Features

Ōita Stadium has a retractable dome roof with roof system driven by a wire traction system. Other features of the stadium:

  • Building area: 51,830 m²
  • Total floor area: 92,882 m²
  • Covered area: 29,000 m²
  • Stand inclination: Max. 33 degree angle

See also

References
  1. "【お知らせ】大分トリニータ ホームスタジアム 名称変更のお知らせ". oita-trinita.co.jp (in Japanese). Oita Trinita. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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