Hongkou Football Stadium () is a

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, China. Located in

Hongkou District , formerly spelled Hongkew, is a District of the People's Republic of China, district of Shanghai, forming part of the northern urban core. It has a land area of and a population of 852,476 as of 2010. It is the location of the Astor House, Sh ...

, the stadium has a maximum capacity of 33,060. It is the first ever football stadium to be built in China. The stadium was re-built in 1999, over the previous 46-year-old Hongkou Stadium, a general use sports stadium now replaced by the

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. It is adjacent to

Lu Xun Park Lu Xun Park, formerly Hongkou (Hongkew) Park, is a municipal park in Hongkou District of Shanghai, China. It is located on 146 East Jiangwan Road, right behind Hongkou Football Stadium. It is bounded by Guangzhong Road to the north, Ouyang Road ...

History

The stadium has 3 squash courts inside and a

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, which was rebuilt in early 2009. The stadium is currently used mostly for

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matches and it is the home stadium of local football team Shanghai Shenhua F.C. It also hosted the final of the

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. The stadium also was the home of Shanghai Guotai Jun'an Yongbo Women's F.C., a local women's football team, in 2016 season. In 2013 Hongkou Football Stadium was the host of the National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST).

Concerts

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: October 6–7, 2018 – Skyscraper World Tour

References

External links

Daum pictures

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