Shanghai stadium

Shanghai stadium
The Shanghai Stadium during the Olympic Football Tournament
Data
place	Shanghai , People's Republic of China
Coordinates	31 ° 11 '0 "  N , 121 ° 26' 13.8"  E Coordinates: 31 ° 11 '0 "  N , 121 ° 26' 13.8"  E
owner	Shanghai East Asia Sports & Culture Center
opening	1997
surface	Natural grass
capacity	56,000 seats (soccer) 80,000 seats (maximum)
Societies)
Shanghai SIPG (since 2009)
Events
National Games of the People's Republic of China 1997 Special Olympics World Summer Games 2007 2008 Summer Olympics (football)

The Shanghai Stadium is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai . During the 2008 Summer Olympics , the preliminary round of football tournaments were played there. The soccer club Shanghai SIPG has played its home games in the stadium since 2009 . The Shanghai Indoor Stadium , a multi-purpose hall with 12,000 seats, is in the immediate vicinity .

The stadium was opened in 1997 on the occasion of the 8th national games of the People's Republic of China , which took place from October 12th to October 24th of that year. The area covers 190,000 square meters, the stadium capacity is a maximum of 80,000 spectators, which makes it one of the largest stadiums. It holds 56,000 visitors to football matches. In summer 2007, the facility was one of the venues for the Special Olympics World Summer Games , the summer edition of the Special Olympics for people with intellectual disabilities and multiple disabilities .

See also

• List of the largest football stadiums in the world
• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : Shanghai Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The stadium on the 2008 Olympic Games website ( June 1, 2009 memento in the Internet Archive )
• shanghai-lions.com: Major Stadiums in Shanghai, China (English)
• stadiumguide.com: Shanghai Stadium (English)
• stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery