Korea World Cup Stadiums, 4 Years Later
Here is something else that isn’t to much of a surprise either:
The situation is not quite as rosy in South Korea, where 10 stadiums were built.Â
Attendance for South Korea’s K-League has gone down in recent years.Â
“The attendance rate at our matches seems to be dropping these days,” said an official of K-League team Chonbuk, who declined to give his name. “Korean people only get excited about the national team. Many people like baseball or the English Premier League but aren’t really interested in the K-League.”Â
Jeju World Cup Stadium, which cost US$133.6 million (euro104.64 million) to build on the south side of South Korea’s honeymoon island, wasn’t getting much use until K-League side Jeju United moved in this year.Â
Whether the arrival of one of the weakest teams in the league will help the stadium turn a profit remains to be seen.
Is there even enough people on Cheju to fill up the stadium?
