The Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium () is a

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stadium in

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, Sichuan, China, and part of the greater Phoenix Hill Sports Park. The stadium is the home to Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng. Construction of the stadium began in 2019 and was completed in 2021, and was initially built as a venue for the

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, before hosting rights were given to Qatar. The stadium was designed by

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The greater Sports Park was used as a venue for the

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, hosting basketball.

History

On 9 January 2022, the final of the

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, a match-up between Shandong Taishan and

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, was hosted at Phoenix Hill. In September 2023, two

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matches were hosted at Phoenix Hill, as China picked up a 1–1 draw against Malaysia and a 1–0 loss to

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. In October 2023,

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side

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announced that they would play a pre-season

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against Chengdu Rongcheng at the stadium, but the match would be cancelled just two weeks later.

References

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