Tianhe Stadium

Tianhe Stadium
	Tianhe Stadium in 2023
Location	Tianhe District , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
Coordinates	23°08′26″N 113°19′09″E / 23.1406°N 113.3193°E
Public transit	Tianhe Sports Center 1 ; Linhexi 3 ; Tiyu Xilu 1 3 ; APM Tianhe Sports Center South , Linhexi ; GBRT Sports Center
Owner	Guangzhou People's Government
Operator	Guangzhou Sports Bureau
Capacity	54,856
Field size	105 by 68 meters (115 by 74 yd)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	4 July 1984
Built	1984?1987
Opened	30 August 1987 ; 36 years ago
Renovated	2001, 2009, 2016, 2018
Tenants
	Guangzhou F.C. (2005, 2011?2019)

Tianhe Stadium ( Chinese : 天河?育? ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tianhe District , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China. It is currently used for football matches.

History [ edit ]

Construction of the stadium began on 4 July 1984 at the former site of Guangzhou Tianhe Airport. ^[1] It was opened in August 1987 for the 1987 National Games of China . ^[3] In 1991, it hosted the final match of the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup between the United States and Norway . ^[4] Local football team Guangzhou Evergrande moved into the stadium ahead of the 2011 season following promotion to the Chinese Super League . ^[5] In February 2016, the club obtained the operating rights of the stadium from Guangzhou Sports Bureau for the next twenty years. ^[6]

The stadium hosted the football finals of the 2010 Asian Games and the final match of the AFC Champions League twice, in 2013 and 2015 .

Transport [ edit ]

The stadium is best reached by taking Guangzhou Metro Line 1 to Tianhe Sports Center Station (East Gate), Line 3 to Linhexi Station (North Gate) and Line 1 or 3 to Tiyu Xilu Station (West Gate and South Gate).

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b 天河?育中心的??和建?
^ "?州天河?育???改造座椅?融入本土特色元素" . People's Daily . 2018-11-14. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07.
^ 馮民牧，楊介林，廖汝忠，胡灼華 (1989). 《廣州市地名志》 . Hong Kong: 香港大道文化有限公司. ISBN 7-5359-0296-0 .
^ "Women's World Cup 1991 (China)" . RSSSF . Retrieved 8 April 2023 .
^ Morse, Ben (19 April 2020). "Chinese club begins construction of world's largest soccer stadium" . CTV News . Retrieved 8 April 2023 . Guangzhou Evergrande played at the 60,000-seat Tianhe Stadium since 2011.
^ "恒大富力租?20年 ??民?企?租?育?地模式" . Guangzhou Daily . 2016-02-25. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13.

External links [ edit ]

Stadium picture

Preceded by None; inaugural event	FIFA Women's World Cup Final venue 1991	Succeeded by Rasunda Stadium Stockholm
Preceded by Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha	Asian Games Football tournament Final venue 2010	Succeeded by Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon

23°8′26″N 113°19′10″E / 23.14056°N 113.31944°E / 23.14056; 113.31944

[broke_ground-1] 天河?育中心的??和建?

[2] "?州天河?育???改造座椅?融入本土特色元素" . People's Daily . 2018-11-14. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07.

[3] 馮民牧，楊介林，廖汝忠，胡灼華 (1989). 《廣州市地名志》 . Hong Kong: 香港大道文化有限公司. ISBN 7-5359-0296-0 .

[4] "Women's World Cup 1991 (China)" . RSSSF . Retrieved 8 April 2023 .

[5] Morse, Ben (19 April 2020). "Chinese club begins construction of world's largest soccer stadium" . CTV News . Retrieved 8 April 2023 . Guangzhou Evergrande played at the 60,000-seat Tianhe Stadium since 2011.

[6] "恒大富力租?20年 ??民?企?租?育?地模式" . Guangzhou Daily . 2016-02-25. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13.

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