| Taipei Stadium | |
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| Full name | Taipei Municipal "Track and Field" Stadium |
| Location | Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Built | First built in 1956, reconstruction of new stadium began in 2006 |
| Opened | New reconstructed stadium opened on July 23, 2009 |
| Demolished | Old stadium demolished in 2006 for new reconstruction |
| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $423 million |
| Architect | Archasia |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
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| 2009 Summer Deaflympics | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 台北田徑場 | ||||||||||||||
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Taipei Municipal Stadium (Chinese: 台北田徑場) is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. The old stadium was used mostly for track and field events and was able to hold 16,000 people. It has been demolished and reconstructed for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics since December 2006. The new stadium is scheduled to open in April 2009. The new stadium re-opened on July 23, 2009.[1]
The stadium will host an association football match between the world famous Real Madrid CF and a team with players from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei hosted Malaysia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.[2]
| Preceded by Government Stadium Hong Kong |
AFC Women's Championship Final Venue 1977 |
Succeeded by Unknown Calicut |
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