The Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium () is a stadium situated in the

Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC), Guangzhou University Town or Guangzhou University City () is an area featured by higher education institutions, located on Xiaoguwei Island () in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China ...

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

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) ...

province, China. It is used mostly for association football, but also for athletics, rugby union and rugby sevens. It held

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and football events at the 2010 Asian Games. Starting from 2013, it also held the

China Women's Sevens The China Women's Sevens was first played in 2013 as part of the (then) IRB Women's Sevens World Series. The tournament is played at the University Town Stadium in Guangzhou. Results 2013 30–31 March 2013 Group A * 29-0 * 47-0 * 53-0 * ...

as part of the

IRB Women's Sevens World Series The World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby sevens tournaments for women's national teams run by World Rugby. The inaugural series was held in 2012–13 as the successor to the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup held ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 39,346, making it the third largest stadium in Guangzhou, after

Guangdong Olympic Stadium The Guangdong Olympic Centre Stadium or officially Aoti Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Currently used mostly for football matches, the stadium was opened in 2001. It has a capacity of 80,012, m ...

and

Tianhe Stadium Tianhe Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is currently used for football matches. History Construction of the stadium began on 4 July 1984 at the former site of Guangzhou Tianhe Airport. ...

. The

Guangzhou Rams Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong ...

rugby tens team sometimes use the venue for their big games.

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