The Seoul Olympic Stadium is located at the Sports Complex stop on Seoul subway line 2.

The stadium was constructed for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, however the arena was first used at a major sporting event at the 1986 Asian Games tournament.

Daelim Industries broke ground on the project on November 28, 1977 and the stadium was officially opened for use on September 29, 1984. Minor repair works were carried out on the stadium between May 1987 and June 1988 in preparation for the 1988 Summer Olympiad.