Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground () is a

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Siu Sai Wan Siu Sai Wan () is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District. The population wa ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million. Opened in December 1996, the Sports Ground is a concrete structure built on a single level, with a permanent seating capacity of 11,981

Facilities

* Natural grass football field * Athletic facilities conforming to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) standard for track and field competitions.

Ancillary facilities

* A weight training room for athletes * Six air-conditioned changing and shower rooms (two for referees and four for teams) * A function room and a VIP room * Refreshment kiosks * A fee-paying car park with 70 parking spaces (5 for coaches, 10 for motorcycles and 55 for private cars)

Hong Kong First Division League

* Citizen AA used this sports ground as the home stadium in 2009–10 season. * Hong Kong Yokohama used this sports ground as the home stadium in 2012–13 season.

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

On 31 March 2004, with the

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being readied for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens,

played host to

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in a

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qualification game at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground instead. Hong Kong lost the game to China by 0:1. 9,000 fans attended the game. On 8 September 2004, Hong Kong again used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground as its home ground for the

qualification game against

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. Hong Kong lost by 0:2. On 28 July 2011, Hong Kong hosted

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in the second round of the

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. The

is not available due to the hosting of the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy from 27 to 31 July 2011.

International football matches

China vs Melbourne Victory

On 4 July 2007,

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played against

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at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in preparation for the

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. The 90 minutes game was separated into 3 30 minute periods, and China won the game 1:0 with a goal from Wang Dong in the second period.

South China vs Chelsea FC

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played against Chelsea from the English Premiership at the stadium on 20 May 1997. South China lost 2:3 to Chelsea.

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scored two goals, and

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scored the other. South China's Shum Kwok Pui and Cheng Siu Chung scored for the home team. 10,500 fans attended the game.

Location

This stadium is located close to the Island East Transfer Station and the Island Resort private housing estate. It is also located close to the Siu Sai Wan Promenade and Harmony Garden.

References

External links

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