Rungrado 1st of May stadium - wikipedia Rungrado 1st of May stadium Rungrado 1st of May Stadium Location Pyongyang, North Korea Coordinates 39 ° 2 ′ 58 '' N 125 ° 46 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.04944 ° N 125.77528 ° E ﻿ / 39.04944 ; 125.77528 Coordinates : 39 ° 2 ′ 58 '' N 125 ° 46 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.04944 ° N 125.77528 ° E ﻿ / 39.04944 ; 125.77528 Capacity 114,000 Field size Main pitch -- 22,500 m2 Total floor space -- over 207,000 m2 Surface Artificial turf Opened May 1, 1989 ( 1989 - 05 - 01 ) Tenants North Korea national football team North Korea women 's national football team April 25 Sports Club Rungrado 1st of May Stadium Chosŏn'gŭl 릉라도 5 월 1 일 경기장 Hancha 綾 羅 島 五 月 一 日 競 技 場 Revised Romanization Neungnado 5 ( o ) - wol 1 ( ir ) - il Gyeonggijang McCune -- Reischauer Rŭngnado Owŏl Iril Kyŏnggijang This article contains Korean text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hangul and Hanja. Exterior of Rungrado May Day Stadium Arirang Festival, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Kim Il - sung. The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, also known as the May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on 1 May 1989. It is the largest stadium in the world, with a total capacity of 114,000. The site occupies an area of 20.7 hectares ( 51 acres ). It is not to be confused with the nearby 50,000 capacity Kim Il - sung Stadium. Contents 1 Name 2 Uses 3 Design 4 History 5 Notable events 5.1 Annual Events 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Name Its name comes from Rungrado Islet in the Taedong River, upon which it is situated, and from the International Workers ' Day celebrated on May Day every year. Uses It is currently used for football matches, a few athletics events, but most often for Arirang Festival performances ( also known as the Mass Games ). The stadium can seat 114,000, which ranks it first on the list of largest stadiums by capacity in the world. Design Its scalloped roof features 16 arches arranged in a ring, and resembles a magnolia blossom. It hosts events on a main pitch sprawling across over 22,500 m2 ( 242,200 ft2 ). Its total floor space is over 207,000 m2 ( 2.2 million ft2 ) across eight stories, and the lobes of its roof peak at more than 60 m ( 197 ft ) from the ground. History While the stadium is used for sporting events, it is most famous as the site of massive performances and shows celebrating Kim Il - sung and the North Korean nation. In June -- July 2002 it was the site of a large choreographed `` Arirang Festival '' gymnastic and artistic performance. The extravaganza involved for the first time some 100,000 + participants -- double the number of spectators, and was open to foreigners. These performances are now an annual feature in Pyongyang, usually in August and September. The Guinness Book of Records has recognized these events as the largest in the world. In the late 1990s, a number of North Korean army generals implicated in an assassination attempt on Kim Jong - il were executed via burning in the stadium. In 2000 Kim Jong - il entertained Madeleine Albright, the United States Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. Collision in Korea was the largest professional wrestling pay - per - view event ever that was jointly produced by World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling. It took place over a period of two days on April 28 and 29, 1995 at the stadium and had an attendance of 150,000 and 190,000 according to local authorities. It did not air in North America until August 4, 1995. American wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer has claimed that the actual combined attendance for the two - day - event was somewhere around 160,000 total. After a two - year renovation project, the stadium reopened in 2015. In July 2017, the Rungrado Stadium played host to six group stage matches as part of 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Notable events Opening and closing ceremonies of the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in 1989 Collision in Korea professional wrestling event in 1995 Annual Events Arirang Festival Pyongyang Marathon See also North Korea portal Sport portal List of football stadiums in North Korea Strahov Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium References Jump up ^ http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/08/north_korea_kims_shrinking_pride Jump up ^ `` North Korea : Rungrado May Day to undergo thorough revamp ''. Stadium DB. Retrieved 21 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rungrado 1st of May Stadium -- Football Stadium ''. Football - Lineups. Retrieved 26 May 2016. Jump up ^ Watts, Jonathan ( 17 May 2002 ). `` Despair, hunger and defiance at the heart of the greatest show on earth ''. The Guardian. London. Jump up ^ Soukhorukov, Sergey ( 13 June 2004 ). `` Train blast was ' a plot to kill North Korea 's leader ' ''. The Daily Telegraph. Jump up ^ `` Is Kim her next challenge ? ''. Asia Times Online. Retrieved 31 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` 16 PPVs NOT On The WWE Network -- Page 5 ''. Whatculture.com. 2014 - 07 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Schedule & Results ''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 23 July 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rŭngnado Stadium. Rungnado May Day Stadium 360 degree panorama Rungnado May Day Stadium view from above Stadiums in North Korea Chandongja Park East Pyongyang Stadium Gaeseong Stadium Gangae Stadium Haeju Stadium Hamhung Stadium Hyesan Stadium Kim Il - sung Stadium Najin Stadium Nampo Stadium Pyongyang Arena Pyongyang Gymnasium Rungrado 1st of May Stadium Sariwon Youth Stadium Seosan Football Stadium Shinpung Stadium Sinuiju Stadium Sunan Stadium Western Kaesong Park Wonsan Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium&oldid=803134493 '' Categories : 1989 establishments in North Korea Athletics ( track and field ) venues in North Korea Event venues established in 1989 Football venues in North Korea Multi-purpose stadiums in North Korea National stadiums Sports venues completed in 1989 Sports venues in Pyongyang Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Korean - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Български Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Македонски მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Simple English Slovenščina کوردی Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 30 September 2017, at 17 : 31. 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Question: largest football stadium in the world north korea
Answer: The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, also known as the May Day Stadium