Overview | Seating Guide | Tickets | Food Nearby | Cheering Culture | Getting There
Overview
The KIA Tigers are a KBO League team based in Gwangju and hold the record for most championships (11). Their home stadium, Gwangju-KIA Champions Field, seats about 20,500 across 2 basement and 5 above-ground floors.
Seating Guide
Below is a seating zone guide for Gwangju-KIA Champions Field. The grade names K5, K8, and K9 come from Kia car model names. For the exact seating layout and pricing, please check the official team website.
Tickets
- Champion Seats (premium): 50,000-60,000 KRW
- Sky Box: 75,000-85,000 KRW / Center table seats: 45,000-55,000 KRW
- Special cheering seats: 15,000-19,000 KRW
- K9 (closest general grade): 16,000-20,000 KRW
- K8 (next to the cheer section, 3rd-base blocks 120-122): 14,000-18,000 KRW
- K5 (farther general grade): 12,000-16,000 KRW
- EV seats / outfield seats: 10,000-13,000 KRW
Prices are weekday/weekend rates. Grade names EV, K5, K8, and K9 come from Kia car model names.
This site is Korean-only — here's how to get through it
- On the ticket site, click your desired game date.
- Choose a seating zone — see the price table above for each zone.
- Sign up or log in (many sites accept your passport name in English).
- Pick your seat and complete the payment.
- 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
Recommended by KIA players: Myeonghwa Sikyuk Sikdang (40-year restaurant serving a single dish — pork and zucchini stew), Jin Sikdang (braised fish, soy-marinated crab), Nongseong Hwaro (recommended by player Na Seong-beom, grilled pork belly with spicy noodles), Sansu Ssambap (a favorite among pitchers, affordable wrap-rice), and Cheongwadae (seafood using ingredients from Gokseong).
Cheering Culture
KIA is best known for its “Bbikki-Bbikki” dance. Whenever an opposing batter strikes out, the cheer squad performs a short celebratory dance and song — done deliberately deadpan and low-energy, which is exactly what makes it so needling to the other team’s fans.
The dance went viral on social media and was even covered by international outlets including the New York Times.