A modest 35,000-seat football stadium, home to Sobaeksu and other domestic teams and occasionally used for staged events and propaganda gatherings. The stadium is rarely on standard tourist itineraries but sometimes appears when a tour coincides with a regional sports day or holiday celebration.
If you happen to be in Nampo on a match day and your guide will permit it, a domestic North Korean football crowd is one of the more curious cultural experiences available to a visitor — disciplined, well-drilled chanting and an oddly subdued atmosphere.