History and description

The stadium opened in May 2014. The Suita City Football Stadium was built to provide Gamba Osaka with a modern home. First plans for a new stadium were made in 2007, but construction did not start until late 2013. The stadium opened in May 2014. The stadium was built on the Expo City grounds, site of the 1970 World Expo. It is now owned by the city of Suita. The stadium was financed by private donations, but upon completion, ownership was transferred to the city.

The Suita City Football Stadium opened in October 2015, but the first match to be played at the stadium was on 14 February 2016 when Gamba Osaka hosted Nagoya Grampus in an exhibition match.

How to get to Suita City Football Stadium

The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 and was first opened in 1978. It is the home of Suita Football Club, who play in the J1 League. The stadium is located in the northeast of the city, close to Banpaku-kinen-koe Station on the Osaka monorail. The stadium is located close to Banpaku-kinen-koe Station on the Osaka monorail. The monorail runs from Osaka Airport in the north-west of the city, through the northern suburbs to the west of the city with several connections to the Osaka metro and rail network.

There are many ways to get to Suita City Football Stadium from central Osaka. From Umeda or Juso station, take a train on the Hankyu Kyoto line and change at Minami Ibaraki Station to the monorail. Alternatively, from Kyoto (Kawaramachi Station), this is also the way to get to the stadium.

An alternate route tocatch a Hankyu Senri line train from Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome station and change to the monorail at Yamada station is to take a train from Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome station and change to the monorail at Yamada station.

If you prefer to use the metro, take a train on the red Midosuji line (which runs straight through central Osaka) in the northern direction and change to the monorail at station Senri-Chuo.

A final option is to take the metro on the Tainimachi line to Dainichi Station, where you change to the monorail.

In all cases, expect a journey time of 50 to 70 minutes.

Address: Senri-banpaku-koen 3-3, Suita-City, Osaka Prefecture

Gamba Osaka Tickets

Tickets for Gamba Osaka games can be bought online, in person at self-service ticket dispensing machines at any 7Eleven, FamilyMart, Minimart, CircleK, Pia or Lawson convenience store, or through JLeague-Ticket. Ticket prices range from $2,500 for a seat behind the goal to $5,000 for a lower-tier seat at the main stand.

Relevant Internet links

The website for Gamba Osaka, Osaka's official tourist guide, and information on the Osaka metro are all found on Kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp.