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| Location | Shanghai, China |
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| Opened | 1997 |
| Owner | Shanghai East Asia Sports & Culture Center |
| Capacity | 80,000(max), 65,000(football) |
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The Shanghai Stadium (simplified Chinese: 上海体育场; traditional Chinese: 上海體育場; pinyin: Shànghǎi Tǐyùchǎng) is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
The stadium was built in 1997 when the 8th National Games of People's Republic of China was held in Shanghai. It can hold about 80,000 people, so it is also called the "80,000 people's Stadium"(八万人体育场). It is one of the thirty largest football stadiums in the world, and is the second largest stadium in China after the Beijing National Stadium. It has been used for football preliminaries at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Name
Shanghai Stadium is close to Shanghai Indoor Stadium. Since the names of the two buildings differ by only a word in both Chinese and in English, many people have confused the two. This has been made worse by the opening of
Accommodation
The Regal Shanghai East Asia Hotel is located within the stadium.
Transportation
To reach Shanghai Stadium, take
In popular culture
The stadium and Shanghai's skyline are used in the opening credits of the sport section on Euronews.
External links
- Shanghai Stadium - World Stadiums
Coordinates: 31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E / 31.1835028°N 121.4373°E
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