Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium () is a

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located in the eastern outskirts of

Chengdu, Sichuan Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

, China. Situated in the mostly suburban

Longquanyi District Longquanyi District () is a suburban district of the City of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Longquan District covers parts of the southeastern suburbs. In 1960, with the approval of the State Council, Chengdu Longquan Station District was officially e ...

, where it derived its name, the stadium is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium began construction in 2003, and initially could hold 27,000 people; it was completed on June 26, 2004, in time for the

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/ref> It was the third stadium purpose-built for football (soccer) in China. Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. sometimes used this stadium for matches when its main venue was occupied for other uses. As of 2013, the stadium has basically fallen into disuse, occasionally holding concerts or football matches that required a neutral pitch. The 2005 '' Super Girl'' Chengdu Concert was held here. The Boy Band South Korean

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performed at the stadium during the last date on his

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with an audience of 31,000 people on March 7, 2009.

Footnotes

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