Taipei Municipal Stadium
| Full name | Taipei Municipal "Track and Field" Stadium |
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| Location |
Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China |
| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009 |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Construction cost | $423 million |
| Architect | Archasia |
| Tenants | |
| 2009 Summer Deaflympics | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 台北田徑場 | ||||||||||||||
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The Taipei Municipal Stadium (Chinese: 台北田徑場; pinyin: Táiběi Tiánjìng Chǎng) is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. The original stadium, built in 1956, was used mostly for track and field events and was able to hold 20,000 people. It was demolished and reconstructed for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics between December 2006 and July 2009.[1]
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]
- Entertainer Michael Jackson performed 2 concerts there during his Dangerous World Tour on 4 and 6 September 1993.[3]
Transportation
The stadium is accessible within walking distance East from Nanjing Fuxing Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
References
- ↑ 台北聽奧主場館 明正式啟用 (in Chinese). Liberty Times. July 22, 2009.
- ↑ (Chinese (Taiwan))中華贏球出局 英雄悲情 Apple Daily (Taiwan). 4 July 2011.
- ↑ Dangerous World Tour
| Preceded by Government Stadium .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong |
AFC Women's Championship Final Venue 1977 |
Succeeded by Corporation Stadium  Calicut |
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Coordinates: 25°2′58″N 121°33′4″E / 25.04944°N 121.55111°E