Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Aoti Main Stadium
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LocationGuangzhou, China
Public transitHuangcun  4   21 
OwnerGuangdong People's Government
OperatorGuangdong Sports Bureau
Capacity80,012
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground31 December 1998[1]
Built1999–2001
Opened22 September 2001[2]
Construction cost1.23 billion RMB
ArchitectEllerbe Becket[3]
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Traditional Chinese廣東奧林匹克體育中心
Simplified Chinese广东奥林匹克体育中心
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngdōng Àolínpǐkè tǐyù zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2 dung1 ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1 tai2 juk6 zung1 sam1

The Guangdong Olympic Centre Stadium or officially Aoti Main Stadium[4] is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Currently used mostly for football matches, the stadium was opened in 2001. It has a capacity of 80,012, making it the largest stadium in the country by seating capacity.[5]

  1. ^ "广东省奥林匹克体育中心". Guangdong Sports Bureau. Retrieved 20 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Chinese Architecture- Guangdong Olympic Stadium". Chinese-architecture.info. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. ^ Guangdong Olympic Stadium Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine architect: Ellerbe Becket
  4. ^ "Making the Aoti Main Stadium accessible". China Daily. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Chinese Architecture- Guangdong Olympic Stadium". Chinese-architecture.info. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.