The Fongshan Stadium (), formerly known as the Kaohsiung County Stadium ( zh, 高雄縣立體育場), is a

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Fongshan District Fongshan District, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a District (Taiwan), district located in southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Fongshan is one of the administrative centers of Kaohsi ...

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It is part of the , which includes the indoor

Fengshan Arena The Fengshan Arena (), is an indoor sporting arena located in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is part of the , which includes the indoor Fengshan arena, Fongshan Stadium football pitch, running track, ice rink, Fengxi Sports Park, tenni ...

, Fongshan Stadium football pitch, running track, ice rink, Fengxi Sports Park, tennis courts and other sporting facilities. The sports complex underwent significant renovations in 2017. The football pitch is currently used mostly for

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matches and serves as the home venue of the Taipower Football Club. The indoor arena is mostly for volleyball and basketball and serves as the home of the Kaohsung 17LIVE Steelers. The stadium is able to hold 18,000 people and was opened in 1976.

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The stadium is accessible by walking about 700m (2300ft) South of exit 1 of the

Fongshan Station Fongshan is a station on the Orange line of the Kaohsiung MRT in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Located in the historical centre of Fongshan. The MRT station's location is about 700 meters from the Taiwan Railway Administration Fengshan ...

of the

Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT ...

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1976 establishments in Taiwan Athletics (track and field) venues in Taiwan Football venues in Taiwan Multi-purpose stadiums in Taiwan Sports venues completed in 1976 Sports venues in Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-sports-venue-stub

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