Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Sports venue in Qinhuangdao, China

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium (simplified Chinese: 秦皇岛市奥体中心体育场; traditional Chinese: 秦皇島市奧體中心體育場; pinyin: Qínhuángdǎo Shì Ào Tǐ Zhōngxīn Tǐyùchǎng) served as one of the soccer venues during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The multiuse stadium, which is used mostly for soccer matches, lies inside the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center on the Hebei Avenue in Qinhuangdao, China.

Its construction was started in May 2002 and was completed on July 30, 2004; it was the first new stadium to be built for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1] The sports center covers 168,000 square meters (1,810,000 sq ft); the Olympic-standard stadium has a seating capacity of 33,572, 0.2% of which are reserved for the disabled.

Until 2018, the stadium served as the home stadium for the former Hebei F.C. soccer club.

References

^ "北京奧運倒計時730天開幕式點火方式期待驚喜". Sina.com.hk (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

External links

Beijing2008.cn profile
Qinhuangdao Sports website^{[permanent dead link]} (in Chinese)

Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)

New venues

Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Aquatics Center
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
Wukesong Indoor Stadium
Laoshan Velodrome
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Peking University Gymnasium
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Olympic Green Tennis Center

Existing venues

Olympic Sports Centre
Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Workers' Stadium
Workers Indoor Arena
Capital Indoor Stadium
Fengtai Softball Field
Ying Tung Natatorium
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Beihang University Gymnasium

Temporary venues

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Qingdao International Sailing Centre
Shanghai Stadium
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
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Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

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