Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox stadium The Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium (Template:Zh) 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
Formerly known as the 東較場 (Cantonese: dung1gaau3coeng2; English: "Eastern Parade Ground"), the site was first used as a sporting venue in 1906 when it hosted Guangdong's (and China's) first provincial-level athletics competition. Sun Yat-sen ordered the construction of a stadium on the site in 1922; however, 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.
The 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.[2]
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup matches
| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 1991 | Group A | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 4–0 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 12,000 |
| 19 November 1991 | Group A | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 2–2 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 27,000 |
| 27 November 1991 | Semi-finals | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 2–5 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 15,000 |
| 29 November 1991 | Third Place | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 4–0 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 20,000 |
Recent use
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
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External links
- Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium at Sports.qq.com
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