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{{Short description|Stadium in Niigata, Japan}}
{{Infobox venue 
| stadium_name      = Denka Big Swan Stadium
| nickname          = Niigata Stadium, Big Swan
| image             = Bigswan080628.JPG
| image_size        = 250px
| caption           =
| fullname          = Denka Big Swan Stadium
| former_names      = '''Niigata Stadium''' (2001-2007)<br/>'''Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium''' (2007–2013)
| location          = [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], Japan
| coordinates       = {{coord|37|52|57|N|139|03|33|E|region:JP_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground      = November 1997
| opened            = April 29, 2001
| renovated         = 
| expanded          = 
| closed            =
| demolished        =
| owner             = [[Niigata Prefecture]]
| operator          = [[Albirex Niigata]]
| surface           = Grass
| Constructor       = 
| construction_cost = 
| architect         = 
| tenants           = [[Albirex Niigata]] (2001–present)<br/>[[Japan national football team]] (select matches)
| seating_capacity  = 41,684
| record_attendance = 42,223 ([[Albirex Niigata]] vs [[Omiya Ardija]], 23 November 2003)
| dimensions        = 107 x 72 m
}}

The {{nihongo|'''Denka Big Swan Stadium'''|デンカビッグスワンスタジアム|Denka Biggu Suwan Sutajiamu}} is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], Japan. It is the home ground of [[J1 League]] club [[Albirex Niigata]] and was one of the twenty stadia used in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], hosting three matches.

The stadium's capacity is 41,684.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capacity reference |url=https://www.jleague.co/clubs/Albirex-Niigata/#bio |website=jleague.co |publisher=J League}}</ref> The highest recorded attendance at the stadium was Albirex Niigata's home fixture against [[Omiya Ardija]] on 23 November 2003, the final day of the [[2003 J. League Division 2]], with 42,223 fans attending.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Niigata Stadium|url=http://www.tohokuden-bigswan.com/stadium/archive.html|title=Stadium guide: Archive|language=ja|access-date=17 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912150255/http://www.tohokuden-bigswan.com/stadium/archive.html|archive-date=12 September 2011}}</ref>

==Naming history==
In 2007, [[Tohoku Electric Power]] bought the [[naming rights]] to the Niigata Stadium for ¥120 million/year, retitling the stadium as the "Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albirex.co.jp/news/2007/02/0201_02.html|title=Albirex News|language=ja|access-date=2007-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203111334/http://www.albirex.co.jp/news/2007/02/0201_02.html|archive-date=2007-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2013, [[Denki Kagaku Kogyo]] (Denka) bought the naming rights for ¥70 million/year, and the stadium was rebranded as the "Denka Big Swan Stadium" in a 3-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|url=http://www.asahi.com/area/niigata/articles/TKY201309110575.html|script-title=ja:「デンカビッグスワンスタジアム」に アルビ新潟本拠地|language=ja|date=11 September 2013|access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Denki Kagaku Kogyo]]|title=「デンカビッグスワンスタジアム」に決定|url=http://www.denka.co.jp/news/pdf/20131107_DenkaBigSwanStadium.pdf|date=11 September 2013|access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>

==Rugby==
The stadium also sometimes hosts [[rugby union]] [[Top League]] games and on May 18, 2008, Japan played Hong Kong here in the [[2008 Asian Five Nations]].

==2002 FIFA World Cup==
Niigata Stadium hosted 3 matches in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Date !!Team #1 !!Result !!Team #2 !!Round !!Attendance
|-
|1 June 2002||{{fb|IRL}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|CMR}}||Group E||33,679
|-
|3 June 2002||{{fb|CRO}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|MEX}}||Group G||32,239
|-
|15 June 2002||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–3||{{fb|ENG}}||Round of 16||40,582
|}

==Access==
;Transit bus
There is a bus stop '{{nihongo|''Big Swan-mae''|ビッグスワン前}}', a minute walk away from the stadium. Transit bus operated by [[Niigata Kotsu]] '''S70''', '''S71''', '''S72''' (line: S7) runs from [[Niigata Station]] South Exit.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.niigata-kotsu.co.jp/~noriai/brt/rosenjikoku.htm|script-title= ja:運行便別時刻表|trans-title=Bus Lines and Timetables (2019.3- )|language=ja|publisher= Niigata Kotsu|access-date= 11 May 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium]]
* [[List of football stadiums in Japan]]
* [[List of stadiums in Japan]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Niigata Stadium}}
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.denka-bigswan.com/ Official site]

{{Albirex Niigata}}
{{J2 League venues}}
{{2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}

[[Category:Football venues in Japan]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan]]
[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in Japan]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Niigata (city)]]
[[Category:Albirex Niigata]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2001]]


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