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Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Nearby | Cheering Culture | Getting There | Insider Tips

Overview

The Kiwoom Heroes are a KBO League team based in Seoul. Their home stadium, Gocheok Sky Dome, is Korea’s only domed baseball stadium, seating about 16,744 across 2 basement and 4 above-ground floors.

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Seating Guide

Korea’s only fully enclosed dome stadium, keeping the indoor temperature steady year-round regardless of weather (26–28°C in summer, 18–20°C in winter). It’s the only KBO first-team stadium using artificial turf, and the ceiling height is 5m taller than Tokyo Dome’s. Beyond the skybox facing home plate and the next tier, the Royal Diamond Club, there are also color-coded Dark Burgundy and Burgundy seats.

Tickets

  • Royal Diamond Seats (Dark Burgundy, premium): front row, frequently shown on TV broadcasts
  • Burgundy Seats: close to the cheer section
  • Yogiyo R.d-club/LEXUS 1F/NAVER 2F table seats: branded table seating
  • 3F/4F reserved seats: general seating
  • Infield/outfield couple seats: mini-table standing-chair seats
  • Outfield reserved/family/parent-child seats: outfield zones

This site is Korean-only — here's how to get through it

  1. On the ticket site, click your desired game date.
  2. Choose a seating zone — see the price table above for each zone.
  3. Sign up or log in (many sites accept your passport name in English).
  4. Pick your seat and complete the payment.
  5. Phone verification (SMS) may not accept foreign numbers — if so, most stadiums still sell same-day tickets at the box office, as long as the game isn't sold out.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Nearby

Inside the stadium: on the 2nd infield floor, Shrimp Chef (cream shrimp, spicy shrimp) and Oltteok (tteokbokki, sundae, fried snacks); on the 4th floor, Mom’s Touch, BBQ Chicken, and Hyu-ondam (chicken skewers, takoyaki).

Outside food is allowed, and takeout/delivery from nearby fried-chicken shops (Nene, Kyochon) is common. Delivery is usually picked up at the front gate of Dongyang Mirae University nearby.

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Cheering Culture

The signature cheer song “Hero March” was written by the band Crying Nut and has been sung since the club’s 2008 rebirth as Heroes. It remains a beloved song even among rival fans, and the cheerleaders have a dedicated choreography just for this song.

Cheerleader uniforms have carried the Korean characters for “certain victory” on the back since 2012. Known for running on a smaller budget than other clubs, the team often recruits new cheerleaders from basketball or volleyball rather than poaching established names from other baseball teams.

📍 Getting There

Gocheok Sky Dome (고척스카이돔) · 서울특별시 구로구 경인로 430

Tap the button below to see transit and taxi directions (with fare estimates) from your current location to the stadium, via Naver Map.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Getting Around

Subway Line 1 Guil Station exit 2 is about 150m away (a 3-minute walk). The station’s west exit connects directly to the dome’s 2nd-floor outfield entrance.

🎟️ Tickets — Expanded On-Site Purchase for Foreigners

Starting in the 2026 season, foreign visitors can now buy tickets in person at the box office on game day just by showing ID. Online booking through Interpark or Nolti opens 7 days before the game, with annual members getting a 3-hour early booking window and Hero Membership holders 2 hours.

💡 Insider Tips

Gocheok Sky Dome is one of the few KBO stadiums that allows outside food. Being an indoor dome makes it a safe option even on rainy days. There’s a library, “Seoul Art Book Repository,” in the basement to pass the time, and a row of restaurants across from the stadium toward Dongyang Mirae University.