The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened on November 10, 2001.

It was designed to represent the image of a traditional Korean kite.

The roof has the unique shape of a traditional Korean kite, is 50 meters high, is supported by 16 masts, and covers 90% of the stadium's seats.

Clad with fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing its looks as if it is made out of hanji – traditional Korean paper.