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

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Tianhe Stadium

Location	Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Coordinates	23.140647°N 113.319328°E / 23.140647; 113.319328
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 F.C. (on loan from Guangzhou Sports Bureau)
Capacity	54,856[1]
Field size	105 by 68 meters (115 by 74 yd)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	4 July 1984[2]
Built	1984–1987
Opened	30 August 1987; 34 years ago (1987-08-30)
Renovated	2001, 2009, 2016, 2018
Tenants
Guangzhou F.C. (2005, 2011–present)

History

Construction of the stadium began on 4 July 1984 at the former site of Guangzhou Tianhe Airport.[2] It was opened in August 1987 for the 1987 National Games of China.[3] It hosted the final of the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991. The stadium has hosted the home matches of local football team Guangzhou since 2011. In February 2016, the club obtained the operating rights of the stadium from Guangzhou Sports Bureau for the next twenty years.[4]

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

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

External links

• Stadium picture

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

На других языках

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- [en] Tianhe Stadium

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[fr] Stade Tianhe

Le stade Tianhe (en chinois : 天河体育场) est un stade multisports situé à Canton (Guangzhou en pinyin) en Chine. Il compte 58 500 places.

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[ru] Тяньхэ (стадион)

Стадион Тяньхэ (кит. упр. 天河体育中心体育场) — многофункциональный стадион в Гуанчжоу, провинция Гуандун, КНР. В настоящее время в основном используется для проведения футбольных матчей. Вмещает 60 151 зрителя. Является домашним стадионом для команды китайской Суперлиги «Гуанчжоу Эвергранд».

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