The Shanghai Stadium () is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
team
Shanghai SIPG.
History
The stadium opened on 14 March 1999 when the eighth
National Games of China
The National Games of the People's Republic of China (), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four ye ...
were held in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. 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
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, Nations participating = 165
, Athletes participating = 7291
, Events = 25 sports
, Opening ceremony = October 2
, Closing ceremony = October 11
, Officially opened by = Hu Jintao
, Athlete's Oath = ...
. The stadium hosted the
2015 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2015 Supercoppa Italiana was the 28th edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, Italian football supercup. It was played on 8 August 2015 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. With Juventus winning both the 2014–15 Serie A championship a ...
match between
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in ...
and
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on 8 August 2015.
Name
Shanghai Stadium is close to
Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Shanghai Indoor Stadium, () also known as the Shanghai Grand Stage, is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Shanghai.
Hailed as a great feat of engineering at the time of its construction, the building is now considered dated and out-classed by newly ...
. Since the names of the two buildings differ by only a word in both Chinese and in English, many people have confused the two. This has been made worse by the opening of
Shanghai Metro Line 4, in which the two are situated at adjacent stops.
Accommodation
The
Regal Shanghai East Asia Hotel is located within the stadium.
See also
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Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a total of thirty-seven venues were used. Events took place at eleven pre-existing venues, twelve new venues constructed for the Olympics, and eight temporary venues that were removed following the games. ...
References
External links
Shanghai Stadium– World Stadiums
Athletics (track and field) venues in China
Sports venues in Shanghai
Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic football venues
Football venues in Shanghai
Multi-purpose stadiums in China
Rugby union stadiums in China
Xuhui District
Diamond League venues
Sports venues completed in 1999
1999 establishments in China
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