Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium (西京極スタジアム, Nishikyōgoku Sutajiamu?), or Field and track and ball game field, Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Park Stadium (京都市西京極総合運動公園陸上競技場兼球技場, Kyōtō-shi Nishikyōgoku Sōgō Undō Kōen Rikujō-kyōgijō ken Kyūgijō?) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of J. League club Kyoto Sanga F.C.
The stadium holds 20,242 people and was built in 1942. It hosted the football match between Romania and Ghana during the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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