Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Coordinates: 23°07′38″N 113°16′43″E / 23.127189°N 113.278721°E / 23.127189; 113.278721
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Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Map
Former namesGuangzhou Public Stadium
LocationGuangzhou, People's Republic of China
Public transitMartyrs' Park  1 
OwnerGuangzhou Government
Capacity15,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1932
Renovated1946
1950s–60s
1990
Tenants
Guangdong Sunray Cave (2010–2014)
Guangzhou Evergrande (1998–2000)

The Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium (Chinese: 广东省人民体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people. The stadium is best reached by taking Guangzhou Metro Line 1 to Martyrs' Park Station.[1]

History[edit]

Formerly known as the dongjiaochang or Eastern Parade Ground, the site was first used as a sporting venue in 1906 when it hosted Guangdong's (and China's) first ever provincial level athletics competition. Sun Yat-sen ordered the construction of a stadium on the site in 1922 but it wasn't finished until 1932.[2]

It was used as a Japanese transport and supplies depot during the occupation of Guangzhou and was bombed when Guangzhou was liberated.

Construction of Yuexiushan meant that the People's Stadium didn't hold many high-profile sporting or civic events from the mid 1950s onwards.[3] However, it did host many games in the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup as well as games in the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991.[2]

Recent use[edit]

For the 2017 Chinese Super League Season, Guangzhou R&F F.C. used the stadium as their temporary home for their first two matches whilst Yuexiushan was being refurbished.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 广东省人民体育场 at guangzhou.alltrip.cn Retrieved 2014-09-01
  2. ^ a b "From the Qing dynasty, to collapsing roofs and the CSL: a history of Guangzhou R&F's temporary home". Wild East Football. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ^ "Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part one". Wild East Football. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. ^ "Alexandre Pato the villain as Tianjin Quanjian lose CSL opener to Guangzhou R&F". Wild East Football. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

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