Qingdao Tiantai Stadium

Qingdao Tiantai Stadium
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Full name青岛市天泰体育场
LocationQingdao, Shandong, China
Coordinates36°3′31.85″N 120°20′39.80″E / 36.0588472°N 120.3443889°E / 36.0588472; 120.3443889
Public transit 3  at Zhongshan Park
Capacity20,525
Construction
Broke ground1932
OpenedJuly 1933
Renovated2003
Tenants
Qingdao Red Lions

The Qingdao Tiantai Stadium (Chinese: 青岛市天泰体育场), former name Qingdao First Stadium (Chinese: 青岛市第一体育场), is a multi-use stadium in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is used mostly for football matches, but also for athletics and rugby sevens.

Tiantai Stadium was built in 1932 as Qingdao Municipal Stadium (Chinese: 青岛市体育场), modelling on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] It renamed as Qingdao First Stadium in 1950s and as Tiantai Stadium in November 2003.[2]

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