Crasus Dome Ōita is a retractable roof, multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.
History The stadium was built for Ōita Prefecture, which still owns it. Design was led by the famous architect Kisho Kurokawa and his firm Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates, and construction was carried out by a construction group led by the Takenaka Corporation. The stadium opened as Oita Stadium in May 2001.
The stadium originally had a capacity of 43,000. After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, giving the stadium its current capacity of 40,000.
In 2006 it was renamed , as a result of a sponsorship deal with . In early 2010, the stadium was renamed when sponsorship shifted to . In early 2019, the stadium was renamed after Showa Denko acquired naming rights. On 1 January 2023 Showa Denko merged with another company, forming Resonac Holdings Corporation.
Since January 2025, as a result of a sponsorship deal with Crasus Chemical Co., Ltd (a subsidiary of Resonac) the stadium is now called Crasus Dome Oita.
The stadium is primarily used for football and is the home field of J.League club Ōita Trinita.
Features Crasus Dome Oita has a retractable dome roof, which uses a wire traction system. Other features of the stadium:
Building area: Total floor area: Covered area: Stand inclination: max. 33 degree angle
Major sports matches 2002 FIFA World Cup Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance June 10, 2002 Tunisia1–1 BelgiumGroup H39,700 June 13, 2002 Mexico1–1 ItalyGroup G39,291June 16, 2002 Sweden1–2 (asdet) SenegalRound of 1639,747
2019 Rugby World Cup Date Time (JST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round AttendanceOctober 2, 201919:1563–0Pool B34,411October 5, 201914:1545–10Pool D33,781 October 9, 201918:4529-1733,379 October 19, 201916:1540-16Quarterfinals36,954 October 20, 201916:1520-1934,426
See also
Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture Big, Bigger, Biggest - documentary TV series, features the stadium in episode 9 of series 2 List of stadiums in Japan Lists of stadiums
References
External links
Dome - Oita Sports Park Big Bigger Biggest program featured the Ōita Bank Dome (50:10, YouTube video)