Shanghai Stadium
上海?育?

Aerial view of the stadium during the 2008 Summer Olympics , when it hosted football matches .
Location	Xuhui District, Shanghai , China
Coordinates	31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E  /  31.1835028°N 121.4373000°E  / 31.1835028; 121.4373000
Public transit	Shanghai Stadium   4   Shanghai Indoor Stadium   1     4   Shanghai Swimming Center   11
Capacity	72,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1997
Renovated	2020?2022
Tenants
Shanghai Shenhua (1998, 2023?present) Shanghai COSCO Huili (2001?2005) Shanghai SIPG (2009?2019)

The Shanghai Stadium ( simplified Chinese : 上海?育? ; traditional Chinese : 上海體育場 ; pinyin : Shangh?i T?yuch?ng ) is a football-specific stadium in Shanghai , China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG , and has been the current home of Shanghai Shenhua since 2023.

History [ edit ]

The stadium opened in 1997, when the Eighth National Games of China were held in Shanghai . It was used for football preliminaries at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Shanghai Stadium was also the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games . The stadium hosted the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana match between Juventus and Lazio on 8 August 2015. ^[1]

Between 2020 and 2022, the stadium was completely reconstructed, and the capacity increased from 56,842 ^[2] to 72,000. ^[3] The running track was also removed as the venue was converted into a football-specific stadium . ^[3]

See also [ edit ]

• Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics

References [ edit ]

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