Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Sports stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan.
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka is a rectangular athletics and football ground inside Hiratsuka Comprehensive Park, with a 400-metre eight-lane all-weather track around a natural-grass pitch. A covered main grandstand with a flat roof on columns holds blue and white seats, and four floodlight masts stand at the corners. The current capacity is 15,690, and the stadium has been known as Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka since February 2021.
The facility opened in 1987 and underwent expansion in 1994 following Shonan Bellmare's promotion to the top professional league. This upgrade allowed the stadium to meet the new demands and standards required at that level of play.
This venue is home to Shonan Bellmare football club, where fans gather for matches throughout the professional soccer season. The space reflects the club's connection to the local community and its importance in regional sports culture.
The stadium sits inside Hiratsuka Comprehensive Park, about 25 minutes on foot from JR Hiratsuka Station. Kanachu buses from the station's north exit stop at Sogo Koen, three minutes away; from Isehara Station take the bus toward Hiratsuka and get off at Kyosai Byoin-mae/Sogo Koen-nishi. On match days Shonan Bellmare runs paid shuttle buses from both stations.
Gate 7 of the home back stand is called the "7・HIDE Gate", named after the number 7 worn by Hidetoshi Nakata at Bellmare; a plate modelled on the back of his shirt is set into the entrance, and home supporters enter through it on match days.
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