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Official Name: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium (울산문수축구경기장)
Address: 44 Munsu-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea
Country: South Korea
Opened: April 28, 2001
Capacity: 44,102 (commonly referenced as 44,000)
Main Use: Football (Soccer)
Primary Tenant: Ulsan Hyundai FC (K League 1)
Construction began in December 1998 and was completed for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The stadium’s most distinctive feature is its crown-shaped roof, which earned it the nickname “Big Crown.” This design symbolizes Ulsan’s status as the industrial capital of South Korea, with the crown representing excellence and leadership.
It is a football-specific stadium (without an athletics track), designed to provide an intimate and intense atmosphere for spectators, with stands close to the pitch. The stadium complex is part of the larger Munsu Sports Park, which includes auxiliary training pitches and facilities.
The stadium’s history is marked by several landmark events:
Inaugural Match (April 28, 2001): The stadium opened with a historic friendly where South Korea defeated Brazil 1-0, a symbolic victory that boosted national confidence ahead of the World Cup.
2002 FIFA World Cup: It hosted three first-round matches and one round of 16 match, including games featuring the eventual champion, Brazil.
Group A: Denmark vs. Senegal (June 6, 2002)
Group B: Spain vs. Slovenia (June 2, 2002)
Group D: South Korea vs. Poland (June 4, 2002)
Round of 16: Germany vs. Paraguay (June 15, 2002)
AFC Champions League Final 2012: On November 10, 2012, Ulsan Hyundai defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli 3-0 at this stadium to win their first-ever AFC Champions League title.
AFC Asian Cup 2027: The stadium has been selected as a proposed venue for the upcoming tournament.
Ulsan Hyundai FC has been the stadium’s sole primary tenant since its opening in 2001. The club, originally founded as the Hyundai Horang-i in 1983, is the corporate club of Hyundai Heavy Industries. It is one of the K League’s most successful teams, with multiple domestic league titles. Their legacy is closely tied to this stadium, where they secured their historic continental triumph in 2012 and clinched decisive K League 1 titles in recent years (2022, 2023).
The stadium has undergone significant upgrades to enhance its functionality and spectator experience:
2013: A major renovation focused on upgrading VIP and media facilities, concourse amenities, and installing a new high-definition video scoreboard following its role in the 2012 AFC Champions League final.
2017-2019: As part of a bid to host matches for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup (which was ultimately held in Qatar), the stadium underwent further renovations, including pitch replacement, seating upgrades, and improvements to accessibility and lighting systems. These upgrades also prepared it for its selection as a proposed venue for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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