Jiangwan Stadium

Jiangwan Stadium
Former names Shanghai Stadium
Location Shanghai, China
Coordinates 31°18′24″N 121°30′55″E / 31.3068°N 121.5154°E / 31.3068; 121.5154Coordinates: 31°18′24″N 121°30′55″E / 31.3068°N 121.5154°E / 31.3068; 121.5154
Public transit Jiangwan Stadium Station
Owner Shanghai Municipal Government
Capacity 25,000 (11,000 for AFL)
Field size 330m x 175m
Construction
Opened 1934
Architect Dong Dayou
Tenants

Port Adelaide Football Club (2017-)

Gold Coast Football Club (2017)
Website
http://www.kic-jwsc.com

The Jiangwan Stadium (Chinese: 江湾体育场), formerly Shanghai Stadium, is a multi-purpose athletics stadium in Shanghai, China.

History

Jiangwan Stadium was built in 1934 as part of the Greater Shanghai Plan. It hosted its first National Games of China in 1935.

During World War II the stadium was damaged by the Japanese during the Battle of Shanghai.[1]

The Kuomintang government repaired the stadium for the Seventh National Games in 1948. This would be the last National Games before the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949.

It hosted the National Games of China for the last time in 1983 when 8,943 athletes took part in 26 sports.

Australian rules football

On 17 October 2010, the stadium hosted an exhibition Australian Football League (AFL) post season match between the Melbourne Demons and the Brisbane Lions.[2]

On 14 May 2017, the stadium hosted its first AFL regular season match for premiership points when Port Adelaide played the Gold Coast Suns during the 2017 AFL season.[3][4] This was the first AFL premiership match to be played outside of Australasia. Port Adelaide won the match by a score of 16.14 (110) to 4.14 (38), in front of an official attendance of 10,118.[5]

Architecture

The exterior of Jiangwan Stadium is done in an Art Deco style.

The stadiums architecture style is Chinese Art Deco, with the stadium itself designed by Dong Dayou, responsible for many landmarks in Shanghai built as part of the Greater Shanghai Plan implementation during the 1930s.

Transportation

The sport center is accessible from Jiangwan Stadium Station of Shanghai Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "江湾体育中心". www.kic-jwsc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. ↑ Demons, Lions in China clash
  3. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (26 October 2016). "Port, Suns to face off in Shanghai in round eight clash". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Skene, Kathleen (26 October 2016). "Confirmed: Gold Coast Suns will play ‘home’ game in China next year". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Match report: Power show lights up China - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
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