Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

광주 KIA 챔피언스 필드
Location	316 Im-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
Coordinates	35°10′05.3″N 126°53′20.8″E
Owner	City of Gwangju
Operator	Kia Tigers
Capacity	20,500 (seated) 27,000 (total capacity)
Field size	Left Field – 99 metres (325 ft) Left-Center – 117 metres (384 ft) Center Field – 121 metres (397 ft) Right-Center – 117 metres (384 ft) Right Field – 99 metres (325 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	24 November 2011
Built	2011–2014
Opened	8 March 2014
Construction cost	99.4 billion won
Tenants
Kia Tigers (2014–present)

The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field (Korean: 광주 KIA 챔피언스 필드) is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers since 2014.

Records

record	date	player	team	remarks column
First hit	1 April 2014	Park Min-woo	NC Dinos	From Yang Hyeon-jong
First double	2 April 2014	Na Sung-bum	NC Dinos	From Lim Jun-sub
First triple	1 April 2014	Park Min-woo	NC Dinos	From Yang Hyeon-jong
First strikeout	1 April 2014	Kim Jong-ho	NC Dinos	From Yang Hyeon-jong
First base on balls	1 April 2014	Lee Bum-ho	KIA Tigers	From Lee Jae-hak
First hit by pitch	1 April 2014	Kim Joo-chan	KIA Tigers	From Lee Jae-hak
First stolen base	2 April 2014	Lee Jong-wook	NC Dinos	From Lim Jun-sub
First run	1 April 2014	Lee Dae-hyung	KIA Tigers	From Son Min-han
First homerun	2 April 2014	Na Sung-bum	NC Dinos	From Lim Jun-sub
First run batted in	2 April 2014	Kim Tae-goon	NC Dinos	From Lim Jun-sub
First grand slam	20 May 2014	Lee Bum-ho	KIA Tigers	From Jong Hyun-wook
First outside-the-park homerun	31 May 2014	Eric Thames	NC Dinos	From Kim Jin-woo
First winning pitcher	1 April 2014	Yang Hyeon-jong	KIA Tigers	From NC Dinos
First losing pitcher	1 April 2014	Son Min-han	NC Dinos	From KIA Tigers
First hold	2 April 2014	Son Jung-wook	NC Dinos	From KIA Tigers
First save	1 April 2014	Jairo Asencio	KIA Tigers	From NC Dinos
First all star game	18 July 2014	Western 13-2 Eastern (W:Yang, L:Kim)

See also

• Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium