Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (味の素フィールド西が丘), originally called Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (国立西が丘サッカー場, Nishigaoka National Soccer Stadium), is a football stadiuminKita, Tokyo. It was renamed on 1 May 2012 after the naming rightsbyAjinomoto expired after five years.[1][2]
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| Former names | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium (1977–2012) |
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| Location | Kita, Tokyo |
| Public transit | Toei Subway: Mita LineatI20 Motohasunuma |
| Owner | Japan Sports Council |
| Capacity | 7,258 |
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| Built | 1969 |
| Opened | 1972 |
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| FC Tokyo U-23 (2016-2020), Japan women's national football team (selected matches) | |
The stadium is named for Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, which administers it and is not actually the national stadium; that role is taken by the Tokyo National StadiuminShinjuku.
The Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka currently has a capacity of 7,137 [3] and was the home stadium of former J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23, until its dissolution.
Also, some matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams and Tokyo Verdy's matches.
Access to the stadium is from Motohasunuma Station on the Toei Mita Line.
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