Hongkou Football Stadium

This article is about the stadium. For Shanghai Metro station serving the stadium, see Hongkou Football Stadium (Shanghai Metro).

Hongkou Football Stadium
虹口足球场

Location	Shanghai, China
Coordinates
Owner	Shanghai Government
Capacity	33,060
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	February 22, 1998
Opened	March 14, 1999
Tenants
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.

Hongkou Football Stadium (simplified Chinese: 虹口足球场; traditional Chinese: 虹口足球場; pinyin: Hóngkǒu Zúqiúchǎng) is a football stadium in Shanghai, China. Located in Hongkou District, the stadium has a maximum capacity of 33,060. The stadium was re-built in 1999, over the previous 46-year-old Hongkou Stadium, a general use sports stadium now replaced by the Shanghai Stadium. It is adjacent to Lu Xun Park.

Hongkou Football Stadium

History

The stadium has 3 squash courts inside and a climbing wall, which was rebuilt in early 2009. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of local football team Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.. It also hosted the final of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In 2013 Hongkou Football Stadium was the host of the National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST).

External links

• Daum pictures
• (Chinese) Official Site
• Atmosphere at Hongkou Stadium
• Stadium picture

Preceded by The Home Depot Center Carson

FIFA Women's World Cup Final Venue 2007

Succeeded by Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt