The Jiangwan Stadium (), formerly Shanghai Stadium, is a multi-purpose athletics stadium in

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History

Jiangwan Stadium was built in 1934 as part of the

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. It hosted its first

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in 1935. During World War II the stadium was damaged by the Japanese during the

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. The

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government repaired the stadium for the Seventh National Games in 1948. This would be the last National Games before the

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was established in 1949. It hosted the

for the last time in 1983 when 8,943 athletes took part in 26 sports.

Australian rules football

On 17 October 2010, the stadium hosted a post season exhibition

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(AFL) match between the

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and the

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. On 14 May 2017, the stadium hosted its first AFL regular season match for premiership points when played the

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during the

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. This was the first AFL premiership match to be played outside of

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. Port Adelaide won the match by a score of 16.14 (110) to 4.14 (38), in front of an official attendance of 10,118. On 24 October 2017, it was announced that the AFL playing surface at the stadium will now be known as Adelaide Arena, and that AFL would be returning to the stadium in 2018. On 25 October 2018, it was announced that St Kilda would play Port Adelaide for the following three seasons in Shanghai. No game was played in 2020 due to the

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; the match was later rescheduled to be played at

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in Melbourne, but was eventually scrapped following the suspension of the season on 22 March. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, no AFL games have been played at the venue. played at

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in 2021, before hosting Port Adelaide in Cairns the following season.

Australian Football League matches

Architecture

The stadiums architecture style is Chinese

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, with the stadium itself designed by Dong Dayou, responsible for many landmarks in Shanghai built as part of the

implementation during the 1930s.

Transportation

The sport center is accessible from

Jiangwan Stadium Station Jiangwan () is a station on Line 10 of the Shanghai Metro. Located at the intersection of Zhengtong Road and Songhu Road in the city's Yangpu District, the station began operation on April 10, 2010. It is named after the nearby Jiangwan Stadiu ...

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References

External links

Official website

Article on stadium renovation in 2006
{{Shanghai Football venues in China Sports venues in Shanghai 1934 establishments in Shanghai Sports venues completed in 1934 Former Australian Football League grounds