Workers' Stadium (former)

Workers' Stadium

The stadium in 2008
Location	Chaoyang, Beijing, China
Coordinates	39°55′46.3″N 116°26′28.1″E / 39.929528°N 116.441139°E / 39.929528; 116.441139
Owner	All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Operator	Sinobo Group
Capacity	65,094
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1959
Renovated	2001, 2004, 2008, 2010–2011
Closed	August 2020
Demolished	2020
Architect	Beijing Institute of Architectural Design[1]
Structural engineer	Beijing Construction Engineering Group
Tenants
Beijing Guoan (1996–2005, 2009–2019) China national football team (until 2020)
Website
gongti.com.cn

The original Workers' Stadium (工人体育场; often abbreviated as Gongti or 工体) was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004 (the concrete structure strengthened, a new rotating display screen and energy-saving devices installed). The stadium was closed for a complete rebuild in 2020 and reopened on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site.^[2][3][4] It had a capacity of 65,094 and covered a land area of 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft). It was one of the Ten Great Buildings constructed in 1959 for the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China.