Yanghe Stadium () is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
,
People's Republic of China
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches. The stadium holds 32,000 people, and is the home of
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing.
The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...
in the
Chinese Super League
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.
The stadium was purchased by the
in 2001 for 80 million
RMB
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and immediately replaced
Datianwan Stadium
Datianwan Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Chongqing. Built in 1954 under the direction of He Long, Datianwan is the oldest multi-purpose stadium of its size in southwestern China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stad ...
as the home group for Chongqing Lifan.
External links
Stadium infoat www.fussballtempel.net
Jiangbei District, Chongqing
Football venues in Chongqing
Sports venues in Chongqing
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