Fengtai Stadium
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| The Fengtai Stadium in Beijing | |
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 Beijing , People's Republic of China
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 51 '56.5 " N , 116 ° 16' 21.5" E |
| opening | 1990 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 31,043 seats |
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The Fengtai Stadium is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Fengtai Sports Center in the Chinese capital Beijing . It was planned for the Asian Games in 1990 and was primarily the location for the men's soccer tournament during the Asian Games. After the Asian Games, the stadium was mainly used as the home of Beijing Guoan from 2006 to 2008 and has been home to the Chinese second division team Beijing Renhe since 2016 .
Location and facilities
The stadium is located in the southwest of Beijing in the Fengtai district of the same name . It is part of the Fengtai Sports Center , which in addition to the stadium also includes the Fengtai softball stadium and a baseball stadium. The site is located on the 4th ring road and is directly connected to local public transport by the Dajing subway station with subway line 14 running there .
The sports facility has a total of 30,043 places in 20 blocks and a VIP - Lounge are divided. Five blocks each are part of the north, east, south and west stands, which also have the VIP lounge as the main stand. Outside the stadium there are two floodlight masts in the northeast and southeast corners. In the grandstands there are many small shops that are also open outside of events, as well as public toilets that are accessible at all times.
Usage and events
During the Asian Games in 1990 , ten games of the men's soccer tournament were held at Fengtai Stadium. Of those eight games were part of the group stage and the other two were each quarter-finals. In 2004, according to a commemorative plaque attached to the building, some Asian Cup games took place at Fengtai Stadium, but there is no evidence of this.
As of 2006, the facility was used by Beijing Guoan as a home base, as the workers' stadium was rebuilt for the 2008 Olympic Games . In addition to the regular league games, Guoan received FC Barcelona on August 5, 2007 in the Fengtai Stadium, who had come to a friendly match as part of his trip to Asia. The Spaniards won the duel 3-0 in front of sold out ranks. In Guoan's last year at Fengtai Stadium, three group games of the AFC Champions League took place in the stadium.
In 2008 TVXQ played a concert at Fengtai Stadium and Kanye West was scheduled to perform in late September 2008, but the concert was rescheduled within Beijing at short notice. Since 2016, the Chinese second division team Beijing Renhe has been playing its home games at the Fengtai Stadium on a regular basis.
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The west side of the stadium
The south side of the stadium
The east side of the stadium
A game by Beijing Guoan 2007
The commemorative plaque for the 2004 Asian Football Championship
Web links
- Pictures on stadionwelt.de
Remarks
- ↑ There is a commemorative plaque attached to the stadium indicating the stadium as the official venue for the 2004 Asian Cup , but there is no evidence of this.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barcelona defeats Beijing Guo'an 3-0 in 1st game of Asia tour. In: chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily , August 5, 2007, accessed December 3, 2016 .
- ^ Change of Venue for Kanye West Show. In: thebeijinger.com. the Beijinger, September 18, 2008, accessed December 3, 2016 .