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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Cerezo Osaka | Opening: 1964 | Capacity: 50,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Yanmar Stadium Nagai, previously called Nagai Stadium, was built in 1964 and could initially hold about 23,000 spectators. The stadium got significantly expanded in 1996 to serve as the venue for Japan\u2019s National Sports Festival.<\/p>\n

Nagai Stadium served as one of the playing venues of the 2002 World Cup<\/a>, during which it hosted two first round group matches and the quarter final between Turkey and Senegal (1-0).<\/p>\n

The stadium served as the proposed centrepiece venue for Osaka\u2019s 2008 Olympics bid, however the bid failed to get selected.<\/p>\n

In 2014, the stadium got renamed Yanmar Stadium Nagai following a naming rights sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

Cerezo Osaka occasionally use Nagai Stadium for high-profile matches, but normally play at Kincho Stadium<\/a>, which is located right next to Nagai Stadium.<\/p>\n

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