Hong Kong Stadium

香港大球場
Hong Kong Stadium
Po Tau (埔頭)
香港大球場
Hong Kong Stadium as seen from Eastern Hospital Road in November 2012
Map
Former namesGovernment Stadium
Location55 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′25.9″N 114°11′19.4″E / 22.273861°N 114.188722°E / 22.273861; 114.188722
Public transit     Causeway Bay station
OwnerLeisure and Cultural Services Department
OperatorLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Capacity40,000[2]
Field size105 by 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Renovated1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Construction costUS$85 million
ArchitectHOK Sport[1]
Tenants
Hong Kong national football team
Hong Kong national rugby union team
Eastern (2018–2019)
Website
lcsd.gov.hk/hks
Hong Kong Stadium
Traditional Chinese香港大球場
Simplified Chinese香港大球场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Dàqiúcháng
Wade–GilesHsiangkang Tach'iuch'ang
Yale RomanizationSyānggǎng Dàchyóucháng
IPA[ɕjáŋkàŋ tâtɕʰjǒʊʈʂʰǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Daaihkàuhchèuhng
JyutpingHoeng1gong2 Daai6kau4coeng4
IPA[hœ́ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ tàːikʰɐ̏utsʰœ̏ːŋ]
Hong Kong Government Stadium
Traditional Chinese香港政府大球場
Simplified Chinese香港政府大球场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Zhèngfǔ Dàqiúcháng
Wade–GilesHsiangkang Chengfu Tach'iuch'ang
Yale RomanizationSyānggǎng Jèngfǔ Dàchyóucháng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Jingfú Daaihkàuhchèuhng
JyutpingHoeng1gong2 Zing3fu2 Daai6kau4coeng4
IPA[hœ́ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ tɕɪ̄ŋfûː tàːikʰɐ̏utsʰœ̏ːŋ]
nickname
Traditional Chinese埔頭
Simplified Chinese埔头
Literal meaningHead of the port
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔ Tóu
Wade–GilesP'u T'ou
Yale RomanizationPǔ Tóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBoutàuh
JyutpingBou3tau4
IPA[pōu tʰɐ̏u]

Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the original Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at executive level, 18,510 upper-level seats and 57 seats for wheelchair users.

The stadium is located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in valley of Caroline Hill. Most international football matches held in Hong Kong are held at this stadium. It is also the location for the Hong Kong Sevens tournament hosted annually. Hong Kong Stadium has also hosted the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice, in 1997 and 2005. The stadium is home to the Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong national rugby union team and hosts international matches for Hong Kong Premier League club side Kitchee SC.

  1. ^ Hong Kong Stadium Archived 21 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine architect: Populous
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Stadium". Hong Kong Stadium and Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 19 March 2016.