The Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium (Chinese: 凤凰山体育公园专业足球场) is a football stadium in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and part of the greater Phoenix Hill Sports Park. The stadium is the home to Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng. Construction of the stadium began in 2019 and was completed in 2021, and was initially built as a venue for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, before China withdrawn to host the event.[1] The stadium was designed by HKS, Inc.[2] The greater Sports Park Arena was used as a venue for the 2021 Summer World University Games, hosting basketball.[3]
Full name | Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium |
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Location | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
Coordinates | 30°46′10″N 104°04′33″E / 30.769344°N 104.075794°E |
Public transit | 5 at Dujianian |
Capacity | 50,695 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2019 |
Opened | 2021 |
Tenants | |
Chengdu Rongcheng (2022–present) China (select matches) |
History
editOn 9 January 2022, the final of the 2021 Chinese FA Cup, a match-up between Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Port, was hosted at Phoenix Hill.[4]
In September 2023, two China national football team matches were hosted at Phoenix Hill, as China picked up a 1–1 draw against Malaysia and a 1–0 loss to Syria.[5][6]
In October 2023, Major League Soccer side Inter Miami announced that they would play a pre-season friendly against Chengdu Rongcheng at the stadium,[7] but the match would be cancelled just two weeks later.[8]
References
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- ^ "从成体到凤凰山:地标在变,"雄起"不改". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "大运会临近,成都蓉城主场凤凰山实行封闭管理". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "官方:足协杯决赛将于明年1月9日在成都凤凰山体育场进行". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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- ^ "国足0-1叙利亚,热身赛一平一负,克鲁马世界波破门". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF to Visit China This November in Club's First-Ever International Tour". intermiamicf.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Lionel Messi's Inter Miami confirm China tour cancelled". theathletic.com. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.