Minyuan Stadium

Minyuan Stadium
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LocationTianjin, China PR
Capacity18,000
Opened6 October 1926
Closed23 June 2012
Tenants
Tianjin TEDA (1994–2004)

Minyuan Stadium, in Tianjin, China, was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Tianjin Teda F.C. until the TEDA Football Stadium opened in 2004. The stadium held 18,000 spectators. Eric Liddell helped build the stadium when he was a missionary in Tianjin in 1926, modelling it on Stamford Bridge of London, which was Liddell's favourite athletics venue.

Minyuan Stadium was closed and remodelled over a two-year period starting in 2012. It re-opened as a public square in 2014.[1]

  1. ^ Bao, Wanxian (10 September 2014). "Revitalized stadium to boost culture and tourism". China Daily. China Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2018.