Yongchuang Sports Center (simplified Chinese: 中国重庆市永川体育中心) is a multi-sports facility located in

Yongchuan District Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing ...

Chongqing Municipality Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Coun ...

in China. The multi-purpose main stadium, Yongchuan Stadium, has a natural grass surface for

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, with a standard running track around it. The sports center includes a standard swimming pool with 500 seats gallery, six

tennis court A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both Types of tennis match, doubles and singles matches. A variet ...

s, six

basketball court In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood, usually maple, with -high rims on each basket. Outdoor sur ...

s, four gateball courts and related facilities. The site covers an area of 19.47

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s and the total cost was 139 million yuan. Expansion is planned for 10

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

courts.

Construction

The main stadium was engineered and built by Chongqing Vister Construction Engineering Technology Company; construction was completed in 2007. The main stadium is built with mild steel and color sheets supported by

truss A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure. In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assembl ...

frame A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent. Frame and FRAME may also refer to: Physical objects In building construction *Framing (con ...

. It is protected from the

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and paint. Total area of main stadium is 23,000 square

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Recent events

Events held at the Yongchuan Stadium: *

2013 Four Nations Tournament (women's football) The 2013 Four Nations Tournament was the twelve edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China. Participants Venues Final standings Match results ---- ---- References {{ ...

* 2011 Four Nations Tournament (women's football) * 2008 East Asian Women's Football Championship

References

External links

Chongqing Vister Construction Engineering Technology Company ♦ Olympic Yongchuan sports center

重庆市体育局 Chongqing City Physical Training Office (Chinese language)

* ttp://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_result_w.html 2008 East Asians Women's Football Championship — EAFF {, , - , Yongchuan Stadium

, , 2007 establishments in China Sports venues completed in 2007 Sports venues in Chongqing Football venues in Chongqing Multi-purpose stadiums in China