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{{Short description|Sports stadium in Guangzhou, China}} |
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{{Infobox venue |
{{Infobox venue |
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| stadium_name = Yuexiushan Stadium<br />越秀山体育场 |
| stadium_name = Yuexiushan Stadium<br />越秀山体育场 |
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| owner = Guangzhou Sports Bureau |
| owner = Guangzhou Sports Bureau |
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| surface = Grass |
| surface = Grass |
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| tenants = [[Guangzhou |
| tenants = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou FC]] <br />(1993–1997, 2001–2010, 2023)<br />[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou City]] (2011–2022) |
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| seating_capacity = 18,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefootballstadiums.com/yuexiushan-stadium |title= |
| seating_capacity = 18,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefootballstadiums.com/yuexiushan-stadium |title=Yuexiushan Stadium | stadion | the Football Stadiums.com | Database of football stadiums |access-date=2017-07-22 |archive-date=2017-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817205652/http://www.thefootballstadiums.com/yuexiushan-stadium |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| renovated = 1956, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| renovated = 1956, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
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|former names=Yuexiu Mountain Park Sports Ground<br />越秀山公园运动场}} |
|former names=Yuexiu Mountain Park Sports Ground<br />越秀山公园运动场}} |
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The '''Yuexiushan Stadium''' ({{zh|s=越秀山体育场|t=越秀山體育場|j=Jyut⁶sau³saan¹ Tai²juk⁶coeng⁴}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], China, named |
The '''Yuexiushan Stadium''' ({{zh|s=越秀山体育场|t=越秀山體育場|j=Jyut⁶sau³saan¹ Tai²juk⁶coeng⁴}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], China, named after its location at the foot of [[Yuexiu Hill]]. It is currently mostly used for [[Association football|football]] matches and also sometimes for athletics. It is located on 4 Yingyuan Road. The stadium is owned by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau. |
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The original stadium at the same location opened before 1926. In 1950, it was completely |
The original stadium at the same location opened before 1926. In 1950, it was completely rebuilt with a capacity for 35,000 people.<ref>[http://www.fussballtempel.net/afc/listeafc.html www.fussballtempel.net]</ref> However, following renovation and the installation of fixed seating in 2012, the capacity is now 18,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2013/11/guangzhou-rf-2013-season-review-work-in-progress/|title=Guangzhou R&F 2013 Season Review: Work in progress : Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> |
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The stadium is best reached by taking [[Guangzhou Metro]] [[Line 2, Guangzhou Metro|Line 2]] to [[Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station (Guangzhou)|Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station]]. |
The stadium is best reached by taking [[Guangzhou Metro]] [[Line 2, Guangzhou Metro|Line 2]] to [[Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station (Guangzhou)|Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station]]. |
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In the [[Qing dynasty]], it was originally the location of the ammunition depot. When the [[Republic China|Republic]] era came, [[Chen Jiongming]] planned to turn the area into a sports venue. The playground opened before 1926, and had muddy ground and few facilities. |
In the [[Qing dynasty]], it was originally the location of the ammunition depot. When the [[Republic China|Republic]] era came, [[Chen Jiongming]] planned to turn the area into a sports venue. The playground opened before 1926, and had muddy ground and few facilities. |
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In 1950 the new government |
In 1950, the new government renovated the field as a sports stadium and arena for civic celebrations. As the home stadium of first the Guangzhou city side and later the Guangdong provincial side, Yuexiushan hosted a large number of friendly and international matches in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including against Algeria, Sweden and Soviet champions [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2016/09/yuexiushan-the-cradle-of-cantonese-football-part-one/|title=Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part one|date=2016-09-13|newspaper=Wild East Football|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-12}}{{dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref> After the end of the [[Cultural Revolution]], visiting sides included the West German Olympic Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?m=Article&a=show&id=880|title=越秀山情结--65年回首英雄地，为什么这里是南粤足球的圣地？-越秀山情怀故事|trans-title=Why Yuexiushan Stadium Became the Cradle for Football in Guangdong|website=Guangzhou R&F FC website|access-date=12 November 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref> |
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Yuexiushan was also the venue for Guangzhou's [[National Day of the Republic of China|National Day]] celebrations, although an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution ended in disaster when 33 people were killed in a crush.<ref name=":0" /> |
Yuexiushan was also the venue for Guangzhou's [[National Day of the Republic of China|National Day]] celebrations, although an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution ended in disaster when 33 people were killed in a crush.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The Yuexiushan Stadium hosted the inaugural [[Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup|Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup]] match in early 1979, which Guangdong won |
The Yuexiushan Stadium hosted the inaugural [[Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup|Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup]] match in early 1979, which Guangdong won 1–0. |
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By the late 1980s Yuexiushan was no longer the premier ground in Guangzhou with the opening of the new [[Tianhe Stadium |
By the late 1980s, Yuexiushan was no longer the premier ground in Guangzhou with the opening of the new [[Tianhe Stadium]]. However, [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou]] continued to play their regular fixtures at Yuexiushan and finished second in the National Championship in 1992 and 1994, helped by an unbeaten record of 21 games at Yuexiushan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2016/11/yuexiushan-the-cradle-of-cantonese-football-part-two/|title=Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part two|date=2016-11-08|newspaper=Wild East Football|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref> |
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Yuexiushan has undergone multiple renovations since the late 1990s which have seen player facilities in the entrance tower at the city end of the ground improved and a roof, electronic scoreboard and fixed plastic seating installed for spectators |
Yuexiushan has undergone multiple renovations since the late 1990s which have seen player facilities in the entrance tower at the city end of the ground improved and a roof, electronic scoreboard and fixed plastic seating installed for spectators.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Following their promotion to the [[Chinese Super League]] (CSL), original tenants Guangzhou Evergrande |
Following their promotion to the [[Chinese Super League]] (CSL), original tenants Guangzhou Evergrande moved out of the Yuexiushan Stadium, and relocated to the Tianhe Stadium ahead of the 2011 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/english/about.aspx?target=text&ftid=297|title=Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Club History|website=gzevergrandefc.com/|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> Another Guangzhou-based club, [[Guangzhou R&F]], moved to the venue instead and played their first home game at Yuexiushan in the summer of 2011. The team was promoted to the CSL at the end of the season. Following R&F's third-place finish in 2014, Yuexiushan hosted four [[AFC Champions League]] games under floodlights in 2015.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Yuexiushan was renovated over the winter of 2016–17. The pitch was relayed, VIP facilities improved and the whole stadium painted blue (the colour of tenants Guangzhou R&F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?m=Article&a=show&id=1909|title=越秀山回归倒计时，精彩揭秘抢先看|trans-title=Countdown to R&F Returns to Yuexiushan: First Look After the Renovation|website=Guangzhou R&F FC website|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref> The first match at the refurbished stadium was held on 28 April 2017 when R&F were defeated 3–1 by [[Guizhou Hengfeng]] in the CSL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?m=Article&a=show&id=1911|title=遭遇赛季首败，回归越秀山我们重新出发-赛事新闻|trans-title=R&F Returns to Yuexiushan After Defeat|website=Guangzhou R&F FC website|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> Yuexiushan was later repainted in gold and green after Guangzhou R&F suffered a poor run of form. The decision was reportedly made on Feng Shui principles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2017/08/11/csl-team-superstitiously-paints-entire-stadium-gold-climbs-third-league/|title=CSL team superstitiously paints entire stadium gold, climbs to third in league - The Stadium Business|website=www.thestadiumbusiness.com|date=11 August 2017|language=en-GB|access-date=31 December 2017}}</ref> |
Yuexiushan was renovated over the winter of 2016–17. The pitch was relayed, VIP facilities improved and the whole stadium painted blue (the colour of tenants Guangzhou R&F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?m=Article&a=show&id=1909|title=越秀山回归倒计时，精彩揭秘抢先看|trans-title=Countdown to R&F Returns to Yuexiushan: First Look After the Renovation|website=Guangzhou R&F FC website|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref> The first match at the refurbished stadium was held on 28 April 2017 when R&F were defeated 3–1 by [[Guizhou Hengfeng]] in the CSL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/index.php?m=Article&a=show&id=1911|title=遭遇赛季首败，回归越秀山我们重新出发-赛事新闻|trans-title=R&F Returns to Yuexiushan After Defeat|website=Guangzhou R&F FC website|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> Yuexiushan was later repainted in gold and green after Guangzhou R&F suffered a poor run of form. The decision was reportedly made on Feng Shui principles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2017/08/11/csl-team-superstitiously-paints-entire-stadium-gold-climbs-third-league/|title=CSL team superstitiously paints entire stadium gold, climbs to third in league - The Stadium Business|website=www.thestadiumbusiness.com|date=11 August 2017|language=en-GB|access-date=31 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Notable events== |
==Notable events== |
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*October 1976: Guangdong 0–2 Australia. Australia were the first international side to tour China after [[Mao Zedong]]'s death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2017/12/enlightening-say-least-australias-1976-tour-china/|title="Enlightening to say the least" – Australia's 1976 tour of China - Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-31}}</ref> |
*October 1976: Guangdong 0–2 Australia. Australia were the first international side to tour China after [[Mao Zedong]]'s death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2017/12/enlightening-say-least-australias-1976-tour-china/|title="Enlightening to say the least" – Australia's 1976 tour of China - Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-31}}</ref> |
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*May 1978: Yuexiushan |
*May 1978: Yuexiushan hosted Guangdong vs. [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] friendly match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2017/01/football-diplomacy-west-broms-1978-tour-of-china/|title=A trumpet-playing panda and half-time ice cream: West Brom's 1978 tour of China - Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|date=16 January 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref> |
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*25 December 2010: ''[[Super Show 3 Tour]]'' – The South Korean [[K-pop]] group [[Super Junior]] held a concert to a sold-out crowd of 30,000 people at the stadium. |
*25 December 2010: ''[[Super Show 3 Tour]]'' – The South Korean [[K-pop]] group [[Super Junior]] held a concert to a sold-out crowd of 30,000 people at the stadium. |
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*17 March 2012: Yuexiushan |
*17 March 2012: Yuexiushan hosted the first Canton Derby as [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] beat reigning league champions and former Yuexiushan tenants [[Guangzhou Evergrande]], 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2012/03/guangzhou-fuli-2-0-guangzhou-evergrande-canton-derby-shock/|title=Guangzhou Fuli 2 – 0 Guangzhou Evergrande: Canton Derby Shock : Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|date=16 March 2012 |access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> |
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*Spring 2015: Yuexiushan |
*Spring 2015: Yuexiushan hosted [[AFC Champions League]] football as Guangzhou R&F played in the group stages. The club came through two qualifying rounds after finishing third in the [[Chinese Super League]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2014/10/yuexiushan-news-asia-here-we-come/|title=Yuexiushan News: Asia here we come! : Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|date=14 October 2014 |access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Sports in China]] |
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* [[Yuexiu Hill]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:13, 16 April 2024
.jpg) Yuexiushan Stadium in 2019 | |
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| Former names | Yuexiu Mountain Park Sports Ground 越秀山公园运动场 |
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| Location | 4 Yingyuan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Owner | Guangzhou Sports Bureau |
| Capacity | 18,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Renovated | 1956, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| Tenants | |
| Guangzhou FC (1993–1997, 2001–2010, 2023) Guangzhou City (2011–2022) | |
The Yuexiushan Stadium (simplified Chinese: 越秀山体育场; traditional Chinese: 越秀山體育場; Jyutping: Jyut⁶sau³saan¹ Tai²juk⁶coeng⁴) is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, named after its location at the foot of Yuexiu Hill. It is currently mostly used for football matches and also sometimes for athletics. It is located on 4 Yingyuan Road. The stadium is owned by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau.
The original stadium at the same location opened before 1926. In 1950, it was completely rebuilt with a capacity for 35,000 people.[2] However, following renovation and the installation of fixed seating in 2012, the capacity is now 18,000.[3]
The stadium is best reached by taking Guangzhou Metro Line 2 to Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station.
History
In the Qing dynasty, it was originally the location of the ammunition depot. When the Republic era came, Chen Jiongming planned to turn the area into a sports venue. The playground opened before 1926, and had muddy ground and few facilities.
In 1950, the new government renovated the field as a sports stadium and arena for civic celebrations. As the home stadium of first the Guangzhou city side and later the Guangdong provincial side, Yuexiushan hosted a large number of friendly and international matches in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including against Algeria, Sweden and Soviet champions Spartak Moscow.[4] After the end of the Cultural Revolution, visiting sides included the West German Olympic Team.[5]
Yuexiushan was also the venue for Guangzhou's National Day celebrations, although an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution ended in disaster when 33 people were killed in a crush.[4]
The Yuexiushan Stadium hosted the inaugural Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup match in early 1979, which Guangdong won 1–0.
By the late 1980s, Yuexiushan was no longer the premier ground in Guangzhou with the opening of the new Tianhe Stadium. However, Guangzhou continued to play their regular fixtures at Yuexiushan and finished second in the National Championship in 1992 and 1994, helped by an unbeaten record of 21 games at Yuexiushan.[6]
Yuexiushan has undergone multiple renovations since the late 1990s which have seen player facilities in the entrance tower at the city end of the ground improved and a roof, electronic scoreboard and fixed plastic seating installed for spectators.[6]
Following their promotion to the Chinese Super League (CSL), original tenants Guangzhou Evergrande moved out of the Yuexiushan Stadium, and relocated to the Tianhe Stadium ahead of the 2011 season.[7] Another Guangzhou-based club, Guangzhou R&F, moved to the venue instead and played their first home game at Yuexiushan in the summer of 2011. The team was promoted to the CSL at the end of the season. Following R&F's third-place finish in 2014, Yuexiushan hosted four AFC Champions League games under floodlights in 2015.[6]
Yuexiushan was renovated over the winter of 2016–17. The pitch was relayed, VIP facilities improved and the whole stadium painted blue (the colour of tenants Guangzhou R&F).[8] The first match at the refurbished stadium was held on 28 April 2017 when R&F were defeated 3–1 by Guizhou Hengfeng in the CSL.[9] Yuexiushan was later repainted in gold and green after Guangzhou R&F suffered a poor run of form. The decision was reportedly made on Feng Shui principles.[10]
Notable events
- October 1976: Guangdong 0–2 Australia. Australia were the first international side to tour China after Mao Zedong's death.[11]
- May 1978: Yuexiushan hosted Guangdong vs. West Bromwich Albion friendly match.[12]
- 25 December 2010: Super Show 3 Tour – The South Korean K-pop group Super Junior held a concert to a sold-out crowd of 30,000 people at the stadium.
- 17 March 2012: Yuexiushan hosted the first Canton Derby as Guangzhou R&F beat reigning league champions and former Yuexiushan tenants Guangzhou Evergrande, 2–0.[13]
- Spring 2015: Yuexiushan hosted AFC Champions League football as Guangzhou R&F played in the group stages. The club came through two qualifying rounds after finishing third in the Chinese Super League in 2014.[14]
References
- ^ "Yuexiushan Stadium | stadion | the Football Stadiums.com | Database of football stadiums". Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ www.fussballtempel.net
- ^ "Guangzhou R&F 2013 Season Review: Work in progress : Wild East Football". wildeastfootball.net. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ a b "Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part one". Wild East Football. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-11-12.[dead link]
- ^ "越秀山情结--65年回首英雄地，为什么这里是南粤足球的圣地？-越秀山情怀故事" [Why Yuexiushan Stadium Became the Cradle for Football in Guangdong]. Guangzhou R&F FC website. Retrieved 12 November 2016.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part two". Wild East Football. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Club History". gzevergrandefc.com/. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "越秀山回归倒计时，精彩揭秘抢先看" [Countdown to R&F Returns to Yuexiushan: First Look After the Renovation]. Guangzhou R&F FC website. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "遭遇赛季首败，回归越秀山我们重新出发-赛事新闻" [R&F Returns to Yuexiushan After Defeat]. Guangzhou R&F FC website. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "CSL team superstitiously paints entire stadium gold, climbs to third in league - The Stadium Business". www.thestadiumbusiness.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ ""Enlightening to say the least" – Australia's 1976 tour of China - Wild East Football". wildeastfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "A trumpet-playing panda and half-time ice cream: West Brom's 1978 tour of China - Wild East Football". wildeastfootball.net. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Guangzhou Fuli 2 – 0 Guangzhou Evergrande: Canton Derby Shock : Wild East Football". wildeastfootball.net. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "Yuexiushan News: Asia here we come! : Wild East Football". wildeastfootball.net. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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