Location | Shanghai, China |
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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.