The Chengdu Sports Center () or Sichuan Provincial Sports Center () is a sports complex with a multiuse
stadium in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...
,
China which is used mostly for
soccer matches.
The stadium holds 39,225 and opened on 28 December 1991; it was the home of the
Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly ...
, a soccer club in
China League One
The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of ...
, the second tier of the Chinese soccer pyramid.
It was one of the venues for the group stages of the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. It hosted six games in total.
The stadium has also held concerts. Past events include Canadian singer
Avril Lavigne's
Best Damn Tour
The Best Damn Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Avril Lavigne. Supporting her third studio album, ''The Best Damn Thing'' (2007), the tour played over 100 concerts in North America, Europe and Asia. The trek was record ...
on September 30, 2008, marking the first time a Western artist performed at the stadium, and also
K-pop boy group
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Big Bang's
Made World Tour
The Made World Tour (stylized as MADE World Tour) was the second worldwide concert tour and ninth overall by South Korean boy band Big Bang, in support of their third Korean-language studio album ''Made'' (2016). The tour began on April 25, 2015, ...
on August 14, 2015 in front of 30,000 fans.
Mariah Carey played
The Elusive Chanteuse Show
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Tour at October 12, 2014.
It will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the
2019 World Police and Fire Games.
References
Buildings and structures in Chengdu
Football venues in Chengdu
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums
Sport in Chengdu
Sports venues in Sichuan
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