Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre (), formerly known as the Wuhua County Football Culture Park (), is a
sports complex A sports complex is a group of sports facilities. For example, there are track and field stadiums, football stadiums, baseball stadiums, swimming pools, and Indoor arenas. This area is a sports complex, for fitness. Olympic Park is also a kind ...
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Wuhua County
Wuhua County (, Hakka: Ng-Fa) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Meizhou in the east of Guangdong Province, China.
Ethno-linguistic make-up
Wuhua is noted for its large Hakka population.
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Meizhou
Meizhou (, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 million as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning City ...
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Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, China. The complex consists of a football stadium named Huitang Stadium, gymnasium, futsal field, a seven-a-side football field, tennis courts and swimming and diving complex.
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The complex is planned to be built in two phases. The first phase is estimated to cost ¥257 million for the football stadium. The stadium is named Huitang Stadium after Wuhua-based footballer Lee Wai Tong
Lee Wai Tong (; 16 October 1905 – 4 July 1979) was a Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach, and former Vice President of FIFA. He is often regarded as the greatest Chinese footballer due to his accomplish ...
. It broke ground in March 2016, and was expected to open in March 2018, but the formal opening was delayed until 1 January 2019 as part of the opening ceremony for the 2019 Hakka Cup.首届棕榈客家杯梅州开赛 富力等12支中外球队角逐
/ref> It is the home stadium of Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
club Meizhou Hakka
Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...
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Sports complexes in China
Football venues in China
Athletics (track and field) venues in China
Sports venues in Guangdong
Multi-purpose stadiums in China
Sports venues completed in 2018