Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Coordinates: 23°07′38″N 113°16′43″E / 23.127189°N 113.278721°E / 23.127189; 113.278721
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Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Guangzhou Evergrande
(1998–2000)

The Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium (

Martyrs' Park Station.[1]

History

Formerly known as the dongjiaochang (English: "Eastern Parade Ground"), the site was first used as a sporting venue in 1906 when it hosted Guangdong's (and China's) first provincial-level athletics competition. Sun Yat-sen ordered the construction of a stadium on the site in 1922; however, it wasn't finished until 1932.[2]

It was used as a Japanese transport and supplies depot during the occupation of Guangzhou and was bombed when Guangzhou was liberated.

The construction of Yuexiushan meant that the People's Stadium didn't hold many high-profile sporting or civic events from the mid-1950s onwards;[3] however, it did host many games in the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup as well as games in the inaugural Women's World Cup.[2]

Recent use

For the 2017 Chinese Super League Season,

Guangzhou R&F F.C. used the stadium as their temporary home for their first two matches whilst Yuexiushan was being refurbished.[4]

References

  1. ^ 广东省人民体育场 at guangzhou.alltrip.cn Retrieved 2014-09-01
  2. ^ a b "From the Qing dynasty, to collapsing roofs and the CSL: a history of Guangzhou R&F's temporary home". Wild East Football. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ^ "Yuexiushan: The cradle of Cantonese football, part one". Wild East Football. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. ^ "Alexandre Pato the villain as Tianjin Quanjian lose CSL opener to Guangzhou R&F". Wild East Football. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

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