Suwon FC opposes Suwon Samsung's proposal to share World Cup stadiums

Suwon FC, the K-League's first professional soccer team, has proposed to share Suwon World Cup Stadium, its home ground, to the team that was demoted to the second division, but Suwon Samsung is protesting against the proposal. The global soccer community is well known for sharing stadiums.

Choi Soon-ho, head of Suwon FC, recently publicly stated that he is considering utilizing Suwon World Cup Stadium with Suwon Samsung. Suwon Samsung dismissed the claim, saying it is a unilateral opinion of Suwon FC.

Choi's remarks came at a time when Suwon Samsung was demoted to the second division among the two rival teams that will hold the Suwon Derby. Suwon FC succeeded in staying in the first division after a playoff. Suwon Samsung, which has its pride damaged, has difficulty accepting the proposal.

Looking at the world's soccer community, there are many cases where two teams based in the same region share stadiums.

AC Milan and Inter Milan share the San Siro Stadium in Milan. The stadium is called Giuseppe Meacha by Inter Milan fans. AC Milan used the stadium after it was built in 1926, but Inter Milan started using it as its home stadium in 1947.

AS Roma and Lazio, based in Rome, Italy, share the Stadio Olimpico stadium from 1953 to the present.

Helas Verona and Kievo Verona, based in Verona, Italy, have shared the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium since 1963. As Kievo Verona was withdrawn from the league in July 2021 due to tax arrears, only Helas Verona is currently using it.

Genoa and Sampdoria, based in Genoa, Italy, share the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Since 1911, Genoa has used the stadium as its home base, and Sampdoria has joined the club since 1946.

Kluv Brugge and Serkler Brugge, based in Brugge, Belgium, have shared the Jan Braydell stadium since 1975.   토토사이트

Birmingham City and Coventry City, which are based in Birmingham, England, once shared St Andrews Stadium as their home ground. Birmingham City has played its home games at the stadium since 1906 to the present day. Coventry City rented its neighboring Birmingham City Stadium for two years after being kicked out of its existing stadium in June 2019 because it could not pay the stadium's rent, and was only able to return in July 2020.

As such, it is easy to see foreign countries sharing stadiums, but it is true that it is hard to find a case where the situation is complicated as in the case of Suwon FC and Suwon Samsung. Attention is focusing on whether there will be a trick to compromise the opinions of both sides or whether it will end up happening.