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==Sports== [[File:Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Incheon Asiad Main Stadium]], main stadium of [[2014 Asian Games]] ]] Incheon is home to the following professional and semi-professional sports teams: ;Association football The [[K League 2]] team [[Incheon United FC]] was founded in 2003. The club was known to have a rivalry against former [[Bucheon SK]] (now [[Jeju SK FC]]) due to the teams' close geographical relationship. The [[K4 League]] team [[FC Namdong]] is based in the [[Namdong District]] of Incheon. The [[WK League]] women's team is called the [[Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels|Hyundai Steel Red Angels]]. ;Baseball The [[KBO League]] team [[SSG Landers]]. The first Incheon-based professional baseball team were [[Hyundai Unicorns|Sammi Superstars]]. ;Basketball The [[Women's Korean Basketball League|WKBL]] team [[Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds]] is based in Incheon. Between 1997 and 2021, Incheon hosted the [[Korean Basketball League|KBL]] team [[Incheon Electroland Elephants]]. ;Volleyball The [[V-League (South Korea)|V-League]] teams are [[Incheon Korean Air Jumbos]] (men's) and [[Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders]] (women's). ;Munhak Sports Complex The Munhak Sports Complex houses both a [[Incheon Munhak Stadium|football stadium]] and a [[Munhak Baseball Stadium|baseball stadium]]. The football stadium was Incheon's venue for the [[2002 Football World Cup]], and is also the home venue for Incheon United. The baseball stadium is the home venue for the SSG Landers. In April 2007, Incheon was selected as the host city for the [[2014 Asian Games]], beating out [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yoo|first=Soh-jung|newspaper=[[The Korea Herald]]|title=2014 Asian Games to promote regional harmony|date=July 6, 2010|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100607001600|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419194814/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100607001600|archive-date=April 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ;Yeonhui Cricket Ground [[Yeonhui Cricket Ground]] is a purpose-built cricket stadium in Incheon built for [[cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|cricket events]] at the 2014 Asian Games. The 2014 Asian Games featured cricket for both the men's and the women's event and this ground was used for the scheduled cricket matches played at the games. It is the first cricket stadium in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/december-2013/2758|title=INCHEON PUTTING IN THE HARD YARDS|work=[[Asian Cricket Council]]|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713163201/http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/december-2013/2758|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://modernseoul.org/2014/10/30/yeonhui-cricket-ground-incheon-asian-games-2014/|title=Yeonhui Cricket Ground (Incheon Asian Games 2014)|work=modernseoul.org|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713163159/https://modernseoul.org/2014/10/30/yeonhui-cricket-ground-incheon-asian-games-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> ;Incheon Football Stadium (Sungui Arena) [[Incheon Football Stadium]] is the first football-only stadium in Incheon. It was built in 2012 with a capacity for 20,891 spectators.
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