The Jinan Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (

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: 济南奥林匹克体育中心), also colloquially known as Xiliu () is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in the

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Jinan Olympic Sports Center () is a sports venue in Jinan, China. It is located in the south-east of the city. The area is home to the main sports venues for the 2009 National Games of China in October 2009, including the main Jinan Olympic Sports ...

Jinan Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...

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. The stadium was the main venue for the

2009 National Games of China The 11th National Games of China were held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao b ...

in October 2009 and was used for the opening ceremony,

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matches and

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events. The stadium has a capacity for 56,808 spectators with a construction area of 131,000 square metres and was opened in April 2009.

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World Stadium profile
Sports venues in Shandong Football venues in China Multi-purpose stadiums in China Tourist attractions in Jinan Sports venues completed in 2009 {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub