Hongkou Football Stadium

Hongkou Football Stadium
虹口足球场
Location	Shanghai, China
Coordinates	31°16′24″N 121°28′34″E / 31.2733°N 121.4762°E
Public transit	Hongkou Football Stadium 3 8
Owner	Shanghai Government
Operator	IRENA Group
Capacity	33,060
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	February 22, 1998
Opened	March 14, 1999
Tenants
	Shanghai Shenhua (1994–1998, 1999–2006, 2008–2019)

Hongkou Football Stadium (simplified Chinese: 虹口足球场; traditional Chinese: 虹口足球場; pinyin: Hóngkǒu Zúqiúchǎng) is a football stadium in Shanghai, China. Located in Hongkou District, the stadium has a maximum capacity of 33,060.^[1] It is the first ever football stadium to be built in China. The stadium was re-built in 1999, over the previous 46-year-old Hongkou Stadium, a general use sports stadium now replaced by the Shanghai Stadium. It is adjacent to Lu Xun Park.

Hongkou Football Stadium interior in 2019

History

The stadium has 3 squash courts inside and a climbing wall, which was rebuilt in early 2009. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of local football team Shanghai Shenhua F.C. It also hosted the final of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The stadium also was the home of Shanghai Guotai Jun'an Yongbo Women's F.C., a local women's football team, in 2016 season.

In 2013 Hongkou Football Stadium was the host of the National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST).^[2]

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup matches

Date	Stage	Team	Res.	Team	Att.
10 September 2007	Group A	Germany	11–0	Argentina	28,098
11 September 2007	Group A	Japan	2–2	England	27,146
14 September 2007	Group A	Argentina	0–1	Japan	27,730
14 September 2007	Group A	England	0–0	Germany	27,730
18 September 2007	Group B	Nigeria	0–1	United States	6,100
30 September 2007	Third Place	Norway	1–4	United States	31,000
30 September 2007	Final	Germany	2–0	Brazil	31,000