The Wuhan Sports Center ( or Zhuankou Stadium () is a sports complex with a multi-use stadium in
Wuhan
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,
China
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. Completed in 2002, it has an all-seated capacity of 54,000.
Local football team
Wuhan Guanggu played some high attendance matches at the stadium. It was one of the venues for the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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and the sole venue for the final stage of the
2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
The 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the EAFF East Asian Cup, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in China in 2015. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2014.
First preliminary round
*All matches were pl ...
. Football club
Wuhan Zall
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were tenants. They drew an average home attendance of 14,403 in their inaugural top division league season in 2013. Currently, it is the home of
Wuhan Three Towns
Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in . Wuhan Three Towns plays its home matches at the Wuhan Sports Center, located within Caidian District. Wuhan Three Towns had remar ...
.
The stadium also hosted the
2015 Asian Athletics Championships
The 21st Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, China from 3–7 June 2015.COVID-19 pandemic
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in 2020, the stadium was one of the locations serving as
Fangcang Hospital.
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup matches
Notable events
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G.E.M. - Queen of Hearts World Tour - 28 May 2017
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Joker Xue
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- I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour - 22 April 2017
References
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Sports venues in Wuhan
Football venues in Wuhan
Football venues in China
Sports venues completed in 2002
2002 in Wuhan
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